The Cruel Sea (1971)
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
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Saad Al-Faraj as Father |
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Hayat Al-Fahad as Mother |
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Ali AlMufeedi as |
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Mohammed Al-Mansour as Moussaed |
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Amal Bakr as Nura |
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Ahmed El Saleh as |
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Muhammad Al-Mannaya as |
| Directing | Khalid Al Siddiq | Director |
| Writing | Walaa'Salah El-Din | Writer |
| Writing | Abdel-Rahman Saleh | Writer |
| Writing | Saad Al-Faraj | Writer |
| Crew | Tewfik El-Amir | Cinematography |
| Writing | Khalid Al Siddiq | Writer |