The Puppet Syndrome
5.8
“The story of an all-consuming passion between a creator and his creation.”
Since early childhood Peter has been obsessed with the world of puppets, but his greater obsession is with a real girl, Lisa. He crafts his perfect woman out of her. But Lisa isn't a docile marionette. She's a living human being and she rebels against her creator. Based on the critically-acclaimed, brilliant and poignant novel by one of the best contemporary Russian writers, Dina Rubina, "Petrushka Syndrome" is a multidimensional metaphor, where a sense of duality pervades everything. People and dolls, life and art, the Creator and the creation depend on one another. And where does one draw the line between them?
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Cast
15 people
Evgeny Mironov
Pyotr
Known for
The Spacewalker
Calculator
Chulpan Khamatova
Liza
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The White Crow
Merab Ninidze
Boris
Known for
The Courier
A Working Man
Yuliya Marchenko
Katya
Known for
Gogol. Viy
Vladimir Seleznyov
Romka
Known for
The Ex
Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Petya in his youth
Known for
Better Than Us
Why Don't You Just Die!
Alexey Lyubimov
Boris in his youth
Also in
Limit of Desire
Holidays
Alina Gvasaliya
Liza in her youth
Also in
Alice's Dreams
Holidays
Era Ziganshina
Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
Also in
Addicted
Медиум
Alexey Vedernikov
Eva's boyfriend
Also in
Ivanko
Ladoga
Filipp Ershov
Petya's friend in his youth
Also in
Olga
Guests From the Past
Kirill Frolov
Petya's friend in his youth
Known for
Catherine the Great
The Vampires of Midland
Elena Hazanova Director · Alyona Alova Screenplay Dina Rubina Author
Budget $2M · United States release December 23, 2015 · Produced in Germany, Russia, Switzerland
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Studio Third Rome
Production
Departures Film
Production
PCT Cinéma & Télévision
Production
Rome №3 Studio
Production
Germany · Russia · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Синдром Петрушки
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 9, 2015
Premiere · Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr
Russia · November 5, 2015
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 2015
Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 12, 2016 · Premiere · Sofia Film Fest
Finland
June 26, 2016 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
Israel
October 17, 2016 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Poland
November 9, 2016 · Premiere · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
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