Mistress Dispeller, Chinese documentary at Venice 2024, sheds light on peculiar profession
Yet, while affairs happen all over the world, hiring professional dispellers – who can charge the equivalent of over US$10,000 – is a practice specific to mainland China. Bound by familial duty and unnerved by the enduring stigma of divorce, scorned partners, typically women, turn to dispellers as a last resort. A poster of Mistress … Read more