Bolotbek Shamshiev

Bolotbek Shamshiev, often called Bolot Shamshiev, was born on 12 January 1941 in Frunze. He began in cinema as an actor, in the lead role of Larisa Shepitko's Heat, in 1963, then moved to directing. A director and screenwriter active from 1965 to the end of the eighties, he made eleven films, among them Gunshot at the Karash Pass, The Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul and, in 1985, Snipers. He died on 21 December 2019 in Bishkek.

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• CinemaThe White ShipБелый пароходBolotbek Shamshiev · 1976Cinema