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?
as Pyotr
as Liza
as Boris
as Katya
as Romka
as Petya in his youth
as Boris in his youth
as Liza in her youth
as Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
as Eva's boyfriend
as Petya's friend in his youth
as Petya's friend in his youth
as Petya in his youth
as mathematic teacher
as Teddi
