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Thawed Carp

Original title: Karp otmorozhennyy
2017 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by Vladimir Kott · Russia / USSR · Contemporary European Art Cinema
DramaComedy

Cast

Marina Neyolova Alisa Freyndlikh Evgeniy Mironov Anton Shpinkov Tatyana Tuzova Olga Kozhevnikova

Credits

Written by: Andrey Taratukhin

Plot

Elena Mihailovna, having worked all her life in the only school of a provincial town, lives modestly in retirement. Unexpectedly she learns of a fatal diagnosis, which can at any moment end her life.

Sinekatalog’s take

A Russian tragicomedy about a retired teacher who learns of a fatal diagnosis and decides how to spend what remains. Wry and soulful, it balances laughs and sadness for viewers who like humane late-life stories.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (549 votes)
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