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?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Evgeny MironovPyotr | Pyotr |
 Chulpan KhamatovaLiza | Liza |
 Merab NinidzeBoris | Boris |
 Yuliya MarchenkoKatya | Katya |
 Vladimir SeleznyovRomka | Romka |
 Aleksandr KuznetsovPetya in his youth | Petya in his youth |
 Alexey LyubimovBoris in his youth | Boris in his youth |
 Alina GvasaliyaLiza in her youth | Liza in her youth |
 Era ZiganshinaVera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother | Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother |
 Alexey VedernikovEva's boyfriend | Eva's boyfriend |
 Filipp ErshovPetya's friend in his youth | Petya's friend in his youth |
 Kirill FrolovPetya's friend in his youth | Petya's friend in his youth |
 Artyom FadeevPetya in his youth | Petya in his youth |
 Natalya Iokhvidovamathematic teacher | mathematic teacher |
 Zura KipshidzeTeddi | Teddi |