The war of love

In modern day China finding a partner isn’t easy. The divorce rate is rising and women who choose a career often do so at the expensee of forming a relationship. A growing number of dating agencies cater to this new situation. THE War of Love is a stirring and humourous portrait of love in China, characterized by uninhibited candour.

Social interest
Beijing social worker Hu Yanping and her friend Liu Xian have an unussual hobby. They run an amateur dating agency. In sharp contrast to this, Hu Yanping spends her working day as a lawyer at a women’s crises centre dealing with divorce and domestic issues. Soon it becomes clear that her own marriage is failing as well. THE WAR OF LOVE switches between Mrs Hu’s professional lives as both marriage broker and divorce specialist, and her own dismal private life. As such it offers unique insights in the world of love and marriage in China.

About the series
Interesting Times is a much celebrated four part series showing different aspects of modern life in China. THE WAR OF LOVE is a portrait of a marriage broker. SHAO’S LONG MARCH is about the Chinese army. THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS shows how Chinese politics are implemented in the countryside. And THIS HAPPY LIFE aims to define the concept of political education in China. The series was made as a result of a workshop at the IDFA forum.