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?

Evgeny Mironovas Pyotr
Chulpan Khamatovaas Liza
Merab Ninidzeas Boris
Yuliya Marchenkoas Katya
Vladimir Seleznyovas Romka
Aleksandr Kuznetsovas Petya in his youth
Alexey Lyubimovas Boris in his youth
Alina Gvasaliyaas Liza in her youth
Era Ziganshinaas Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
Alexey Vedernikovas Eva's boyfriend
Aziz Zhambakiev