Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Bolotbek Shamshiyev (12 January 1941 – 21 December 2019) was a Kyrgyz film director and screenwriter.^[1][2] He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film The White Ship was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

Bolotbek Shamshiyev
Born	(1941-01-12)12 January 1941 Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR
Died	21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 78) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1965–1988

Selected filmography

• Heat (Зной, 1963, actor)
• Gunshot at the Mountain Pass (Выстрел на перевале Караш, 1969)
• The Red Poppies at Issyk-Kul (Алые маки Иссык-Куля, 1972)
• The White Ship (Белый Пароход, 1976)
• Snipers (Снайперы, 1985)