Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Snipers

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Aiturgan Temirova, Marina Yakovleva

After studying Central female school where learner was trained as a spinier, in 1943 Aliya joined the Soviet armed force with her girlfriends .She shot an German sniper who killed many Soviet soldiers in an fighting action.

Manaschi

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Portrait of Saiakbai Karalaev, one of the last bards of the "manas," a Kyrgyz national epic.

Белый пароход

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Nurgazy Sydygaliyev, Sabira Kumushaliyeva

Longing to discover his father, a sad young boy dreams of becoming a fish and swimming to the great white ship he sees traversing Lake Issyk. Lost in his dreams, and buoyed by the pagan tales of his Central Asian grandfather, he feels a close communion with nature: so much so that when a hunter kills a stag, he too takes a final, liberating leap.

Чабан

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Tien-Shan, 1966. For the first time in 13 years, winter duration is six months. Sheep in the mountains are hungry for grass on the sunny slopes. The state is taking urgent measures to save hundreds of thousands of wintering animals. But still...

Зной

Larisa Shepitko

Bolotbek Shamshiyev, Nurmukhan Zhanturin

An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kazakh steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.

Выстрел на перевале Караш

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Leonid Yasinovsky, Suimenkul Chokmorov

About the Kirghiz aristocracy's attempt to battle the influx of Russian merchants in pre-Revolution days.

Алые маки Иссык-куля

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov, Boris Khimichev

Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev, the movie shows Kyrgyzstan under early Soviet rule; and tells us about opium contrabanda across the border.

Early Cranes

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Emil Boronchiyev, Suimenkul Chokmorov

Sultanmurat is a 14 year old boy who lives in a small Kyrgyz village. All the men have gone off to war so he is left alone to tend to the horses who are weak with hunger.

Волчья яма

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Aiturgan Temirova, Talgat Nigmatulin

Samat is an orphan, and he strikes up a friendship with Musa, who is wheelchair bound due to illness. Little does he know Musa has ties to the criminal world.