Funeral for famous Kyrgyz film director Bolot Shamshiyev

Bishkek, Dec.24, 2019./Kabar/. A civil funeral for People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, famous film director Bolot Shamshiyev is being held in Bishkek. Hundreds of people have come to express their condolences and say goodbye to the maestro, including Speaker of the Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov, famous cultural figures, politicians, friends, relatives and ordinary citizens. Outstanding film director, People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Bolot Shamshiev died at the age of 79 on Dec.21 after a long illness. His 1976 film The White Ship, based on the eponymous story of famous Kyrgyz writer Chyngyz Aitmatov, was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988, including A Shot On The Karash Pass (1968), Crimson Poppies Of Issyk-Kul (1971), The Echo Love (1974), The White Ship (1975), Among The People (1978), Early Cranes (1979), Wolf Hole (1983), The Climbing to Mount Fuji ( 1988).