VIOLET DU FENG | UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, NORWAY | 2025 | 89 MIN | MANDARIN
China’s one-child policy left the nation with millions more men than women, transforming dating into a daunting contest. For many bachelors with modest jobs and ordinary lives, finding love feels impossible. That’s where dating coaches step in, offering costly programs that promise to turn clients into irresistible suitors — if they’re willing to change everything about themselves. Award-winning director Violet Du Feng (Hidden Letters) follows three men through a weeklong training with one of China’s most sought-after coaches. Glossy photo shoots, tailored dating profiles, and carefully scripted lines become tools in their quest for connection, as they trade authenticity for strategy in hopes of standing out. What begins with humor soon reveals the men’s deeper longing and the fragile hope that love can be taught. With wit, compassion, and cultural insight, The Dating Game captures a generation navigating romance in a nation where the odds of finding a partner are stacked against them.
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