Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Documentary Explores China's Mistress Dispeller Industry
In China, some people hire 'mistress dispellers' to end affairs.
A new documentary called "Mistress Dispeller" shows what this is like.
The film follows a real couple, Mr. and Mrs. Li, where the husband is seeing another woman.
A specialist named Teacher Wang is hired to help.
The filmmaker, Elizabeth Lo, spent a long time filming and learned a lot about the feelings of everyone involved.
The film shows the different sides of the story and how tricky relationships can be.
It encourages viewers to think about their own ideas about love and forgiveness.
Documentary "Mistress Dispeller" explores China's mistress dispeller industry and relationship dynamics.
Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo spent four months filming the real-life case of Mr. and Mrs. Li and Fei Fei.
The film follows Teacher Wang, a mistress dispeller, as she works to end Mr. Li's affair.
Lo's sympathies shifted between the wife, husband, and mistress during the filming process.
The documentary aims to encourage reflection on approaches to love and forgiveness.
- Who
- Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo and Teacher Wang, a mistress dispeller.
- What
- A documentary about the mistress dispeller industry in China.
- When
- Filmed over four months, following the case of Mr. and Mrs. Li.
- Where
- China
- Why
- To document modern relationships and encourage reflection on love and forgiveness.
Ethical Concerns
Authenticity
Transparency
Ethical Concerns
Fly-on-the-wall filming approach required a degree of deception.
Authenticity
Subjects agreed to participate in a documentary about modern love and were given the opportunity to consent to being in the final film.
- Film Title
- "Mistress Dispeller"
- Filmmaker
- Elizabeth Lo
- Focus
- Mistress dispeller industry in China
- Subjects
- Mr. and Mrs. Li, Fei Fei, Teacher Wang
- Filming Duration
- Four months