Bolotbek Shamshiyev

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

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)