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The professionals hired to end infidelity in China
Cheating spouses are a universal phenomenon - but a method of dealing with it in China is rather unique. Hong Kong-based filmmaker Elizabeth Lo's new documentary looks at the role hired professionals have in ending infidelity. The film is called Mistress Dispeller, and it follows Mr and Mrs Li - a couple living in the ancient city of Luoyang - who are going through a rough patch in their marriage, thanks to the introduction of a young woman with whom Mr Li is having an affair. In desperation Mrs Li turns to Teacher Wang, who enters the lives of the trio with the aim of gently persuading mistress Fei Fei to leave. It's an incredibly intimate look into the unwelcome menage a trois and in parts, it's easy to forget it's a documentary. It's also a long way from Elizabeth Lo's earlier award-winning film Stray, which followed three stray dogs on the streets of Istanbul. Mistress Dispeller screens around the country as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival - which opens first in Auckland from July 31.
