| Thawed Carp | |
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| Russian: Карп отмороженный | |
| Directed by | Vladimir Kott |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Nikita Vladimirov Maria Averbakh Telman Akavov |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Edited by | Alexander Korolev Olga Grinshpun Vladimir Kott |
| Music by | Ruslan Muratov |
Production company | MovieCluster |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Thawed Carp (Russian: Карп отмороженный, romanized: Karp otmorozhennyy) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Kott.
The film tells the story of a retired teacher in a provincial village, Yelena Nikiforova, who is suddenly given a terminal diagnosis by her doctor. Not wishing to disturb her son who works as a life coach in the city, she sets about organising her own funeral. The carp of the title refers to a frozen carp she is given, but which on thawing out turns out to be still alive.