Thawed Carp
# Thawed Carp

Thawed Carp (Russian: Карп отмороженный, romanized: Karp otmorozhennyy) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Kott.

## Plot

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.

## Cast

* Marina Neyolova as Elena Mikhaylovna
* Alisa Freindlikh as Lyudmila
* Yevgeny Mironov as Oleg
* Anton Shpinkov as Pashka
* Tatyana Tuzova as Sveta
* Olga Kozhevnikova as Natasha
* Natalya Surkova as Dormeneyeva
* Tatyana Rasskazova as Faina Pavlovna
* Sergei Puskepalis as Anisimov
* Aleksandr Bashirov as Undertaker
