The Cruel Sea (1971)

Name: The Cruel Sea
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-03-27

1h 46m

Running Time

Plot.

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.

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This Movie Is About.

fisherman ·

kuwait ·

arabic men

Cast & Crew.

Saad Al-Faraj

Father / Writer

Hayat Al-Fahad

Mother

Ali AlMufeedi

Mohammed Al-Mansour

Moussaed

Amal Bakr

Nura

Ahmed El Saleh

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Hamad Nasser

Bader

Khalid Al Siddiq

Director / Writer

Walaa'Salah El-Din

Writer

Abdel-Rahman Saleh

Writer

Tewfik El-Amir

Cinematography

Details.

Release Date
March 27, 1971

Original Name
بس يا بحر

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-06-25

Wiki.

The Cruel Sea (Arabic: بس يابحر, translit. Bas Ya Bahar) is a 1972 Kuwaiti drama film directed by Khaled Al Siddiq. It was the first Kuwaiti film to be produced. The film was selected as the Kuwaiti entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.