The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1971 · 106 min · ★ 7.0 · 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.

Directed by Khalid Al Siddiq · Written by Saad Al-Faraj

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