The Cruel Sea

Mar 27, 1971

1h 46m

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Father

Saad Al-Faraj

Mother

Hayat Al-Fahad

Ali AlMufeedi

Moussaed

Mohammed Al-Mansour

Nura

Amal Bakr

Ahmed El Saleh

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

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