Bolotbek Shamshiyev was born on January 12, 1941 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. He was a director and writer, known for
Belyy parokhod (1976),
Volchya yama (1984) and
Snaypery (1986). He died on December 21, 2019 in Bishkek, Kirgiziya.