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 The White Ship (1976), Rannie zhuravli (1980) and Volchya yama (1984). He died on December 21, 2019 in Bishkek, Kirgiziya.