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The Cruel Sea

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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 byKhalid Al Siddiq

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
AR
Released
March 27, 1971

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Saad Al-Faraj

Saad Al-Faraj

Father

Hayat Al-Fahad

Hayat Al-Fahad

Mother

Ali AlMufeedi

Ali AlMufeedi

Mohammed Al-Mansour

Mohammed Al-Mansour

Moussaed

Amal Bakr

Nura

Ahmed El Saleh

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Creative team
Directed by
Khalid Al Siddiq
Written by
Saad Al-Faraj
Saad Al-Faraj
Walaa'Salah El-Din

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