The Puppet Syndrome
2015, Russian. Directed by Elena Hazanova.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- Elena HazanovaDirector
- Evgeny MironovPyotr
- Chulpan KhamatovaLiza
- Merab NinidzeBoris
- Yuliya MarchenkoKatya
- Vladimir SeleznyovRomka
- Aleksandr KuznetsovPetya in his youth
- Alexey LyubimovBoris in his youth
- Alina GvasaliyaLiza in her youth
- Era ZiganshinaVera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
- Alexey VedernikovEva's boyfriend
- Filipp ErshovPetya's friend in his youth
- Kirill FrolovPetya's friend in his youth
Details
- Released
- 5 November 2015
- Original title
- Синдром Петрушки
- Country
- Germany, Russia, Switzerland
- Written by
- Alyona Alova
- Budget
- $2M
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The Puppet Syndrome runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Puppet Syndrome is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is The Puppet Syndrome on?
The Puppet Syndrome isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 November 2015. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Puppet Syndrome?
If you liked The Puppet Syndrome, try Hounddog, The Safety of Objects, Lucky Them.
Who directed The Puppet Syndrome?
The Puppet Syndrome (2015) was directed by Elena Hazanova and stars Evgeny Mironov, Chulpan Khamatova, Merab Ninidze.