IRISH PREMIERE

Wang Zhenxi is a professional mistress dispeller; available for hire by couples experiencing infidelity, she is given licence to break up affairs by any means necessary. With strikingly intimate access, Elizabeth Lo’s film reveals stories usually hidden behind closed doors, exploring the ways emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China. Mistress Dispeller follows a real case of infidelity as Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis. As the story unfolds, sympathies between husband, wife and mistress begin to shift in surprising ways.

Notes by David O’Mahony.

Screening as part of the IFI Documentary Festival 2025.