The Puppet Syndrome

Синдром Петрушки

“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?

Director

Elena Hazanova

Novela

Dina Rubina

Screenplay

Alyona Alova

Music

Nicolas Rabaeus

Status

Released

Release date

05/11/2015

Original language

Russian

Budget

US$ 2 M