Puppet Master

A lonely woman, yearning to be caressed, allows a man to transform her into a puppet. The Puppet Master is a fantasy drama that combines actors and puppets in a poetic story about longing for love, living in an objectifying relationship and clinging to another person.

Cast

Merja Pöyhönen

as Woman / Puppet Manipulator

Jari Virman

as Man

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