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The Cruel Sea

Film

The Cruel Sea

6.5

1h 46m

1971

Synopsis

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

Drama

fishermankuwaitarabic men

Cast & Crew

Saad Al-Faraj

Saad Al-Faraj

as Father

Hayat Al-Fahad

Hayat Al-Fahad

as Mother

Ali AlMufeedi

Ali AlMufeedi

Mohammed Al-Mansour

Mohammed Al-Mansour

as Moussaed

Amal Bakr

as Nura

Ahmed El Saleh

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

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