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The Cruel Sea

1971 · 106 min

Drama

★ 7.0
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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.

Crew

  • Director Khalid Al Siddiq
  • Writer Saad Al-Faraj
  • Writer Walaa'Salah El-Din
  • Writer Abdel-Rahman Saleh
  • Writer Khalid Al Siddiq

Cast

Crew

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