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The Puppet Syndrome

Синдром Петрушки

2015 · 1h 41m · Drama · Germany, Russia · Rated R (US)

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?

Directed by
Elena Hazanova
Written by
Alyona Alova
Based on the novel by
Dina Rubina
Starring
Evgeny Mironov, Chulpan Khamatova, Merab Ninidze, Yuliya Marchenko
6.0Smart score

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