Italy / Sep 02, 2024 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mistress Dispeller |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | United States of America, China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Impact Partners, Anonymous Content, Chicago Media Project, Marcona Media, Field of Vision, The Concordia Fellowship, Tempo Wubato Productions |
| Release date | 29 gennaio 2025 |
| Executive producer | Geralyn White Dreyfous, Jenny Raskin, Paula M. Froehle, Davis Guggenheim, Dawn Olmstead, Nick Shumaker, Rahdi Taylor, Marni E.J. Grossman, Lauren Haber, David Levine, Kelsey Koenig, Steven H. Cohen, Constance Wu, Justine Suzanne Jones |
| Production | Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li |
| Writer | Elizabeth Lo, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen |
| Editing | Charlotte Munch Bengtsen |
| Cinematography | Elizabeth Lo |
| Assistant directors | Elizabeth Lo |
| Camera operators | Elizabeth Lo |
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| Additional photography | Elizabeth Lo |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 06, 2024 / Toronto International Film Festival
Switzerland / Oct 07, 2024 / Zurich Film Festival
Philippines / Nov 09, 2024 / R-13 / QCinema International Film Festival
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Estonia / Feb 08, 2025 / Docpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival
South Korea / May 02, 2025 / 15 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Australia / Jun 07, 2025 / Sydney Film Festival
Germany / Jun 29, 2025 / Munich International Film Festival
New Zealand / Jul 04, 2025 / New Zealand International Film Festival
South Africa / Jul 21, 2025 / Durban International Film Festival
Limited release
Singapore / Jan 29, 2025 / PG
United States / Oct 22, 2025 / IFC Center
TV
South Korea / Aug 30, 2025 / 12 / EBS International Documentary Festival
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