Thawed Carp (Russian: Карп отмороженный, romanized: 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 life coach 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.

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