

The Cruel Sea
1971 · 106 min · Drama
The first feature film to be made by the state of Kuwait. It is a period piece about Kuwait before the discovery of oil when fishing was the predominant occupation. Bas Ya Bahar is the story of a crippled pearl diver who forbids his son Mussaid to go to sea to dive for pearls.
- Director
- Khalid Al Siddiq
- Writers
- Walaa'Salah El-Din, Abdel-Rahman Saleh, Saad Al-Faraj, Khalid Al Siddiq
- Released
- March 27, 1971
- Language
- Arabic
Cast
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