Mistress Dispeller

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Mistress Dispeller

In Theaters Wed Oct 22

1h 34m

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In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a "mistress dispeller" who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage -- and break up affairs -- by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

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Elizabeth Lo

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Elizabeth Lo

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Charlotte Munch Bengtsen

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Elizabeth Lo

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Maggie Li

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Emma D. Miller

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

It’s easy to imagine that this could be turned into a streamer series, but as a stand-alone documentary about normal lives and the gossip around them, it’s just right.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2025

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

Mistress Dispeller is a bittersweet take on bittersweet feelings that is also a fascinating showcase of the familial, cultural and societal rules and rituals in China.

May 14, 2025

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

Mistress Dispeller is a marvel: elegantly constructed, ethically created, and thought-provokingly humane.

Sep 19, 2024

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Matt Glasby

Radio Times

What lingers longest, though, are the pearls of wisdom about life, marriage and ageing.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 30, 2025

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Lo's natural, occasionally unflinching direction and melancholic visuals bring poignancy and empathy...an engrossing and intimate insight into the untold difficulties of relationships.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2025

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

Elizabeth Lo's warm approach cuts through the salaciousness of affairs and allows the audience to live through the realities of all involved.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 10, 2025

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Synopsis

In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession, a "mistress dispeller" who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage -- and break up affairs -- by any means necessary. Offering strikingly intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real, unfolding case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. Their story shifts our sympathies between husband, wife and mistress to explore the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

Director: Elizabeth Lo
Producer: Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li, Emma D. Miller
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Lo, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Elizabeth Lo
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Marcona Media, After Argos Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 22, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m