The Cruel Sea (1971)
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.
Cast
Saad Al-Faraj
Father
Hayat Al-Fahad
Mother
Ali AlMufeedi
Mohammed Al-Mansour
Moussaed
Muhammad Al-Mannaya
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