Background
Shamshiev, Bolotbek was born on January 12, 1941.
Shamshiev, Bolotbek was born on January 12, 1941.
Graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography as a director in 1964.
Prominent Kirghizian director. His documentary Manaschi, 1966, won several international prizes. Began as an actor in L. Shepit’ko’s Heat, which became a modern Soviet classic.
Specializes in Kirghiz historical subjects and folklegends. His best films include The Gunshot at the Mountain Pass, 1969, starring S. Chokmorov, and The Curse, also with S. Chokmorov, and dealing with opium smuggling in Kirghizia.