The Cruel Sea (1971)
Drama
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 as Father
- Hayat Al-Fahad as Mother
- Ali AlMufeedi
- Mohammed Al-Mansour as Moussaed
- Amal Bakr as Nura
- Ahmed El Saleh
- Muhammad Al-Mannaya