Thawed Carp
2017 Russian film
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Thawed Carp (Russian: Карп отмороженный, romanized: Karp otmorozhennyy) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Kott.[1][2][3]
Directed byVladimir Kott
Written by
- Andrey Taratukhin
- Dmitriy Lanchikhin
Produced byNikita Vladimirov
Maria Averbakh
Telman Akavov
Maria Averbakh
Telman Akavov
Starring
- Marina Neyolova
- Alisa Freindlikh
- Yevgeny Mironov
- Anton Shpinkov
- Tatyana Tuzova
| Thawed Carp | |
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| Russian: Карп отмороженный | |
| Directed by | Vladimir Kott |
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| Produced by | Nikita Vladimirov Maria Averbakh Telman Akavov |
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| Cinematography | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Edited by | Alexander Korolev Olga Grinshpun Vladimir Kott |
| Music by | Ruslan Muratov |
Production company | MovieCluster |
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Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
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 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.[4][5]
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[6]
Awards
- 2017: Audience Award, Moscow International Film Festival
- 2018: Golden Eagle Award, Best Supporting Actress (Alisa Freindlich)