| Thawed Carp | |
| Native Name: | ru|Карп отмороженный |
| Director: | Vladimir Kott |
| Producer: | Nikita Vladimirov Maria Averbakh Telman Akavov |
| Music: | Ruslan Muratov |
| Cinematography: | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Editing: | Alexander Korolev Olga Grinshpun Vladimir Kott |
| Studio: | MovieCluster |
| Runtime: | 101 min. |
| Country: | Russia |
| Language: | Russian |
Thawed Carp (ru|Карп отмороженный|Karp otmorozhennyy) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Kott.[1] [2] [3]
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 personal advancement trainer in the city, she sets about organising her own funeral. The carp of the title refers to a carp she is given which she freezes, but which on thawing out turns out to be still alive.[4] [5]