Film
The Cruel Sea
Dir. Khalid Al Siddiq·1971·1h 46m
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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Kuwait
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7.0/10
7 votes
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70/100 blend
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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Saad Al-Faraj
Father
Hayat Al-Fahad
Mother
Ali AlMufeedi
Mohammed Al-Mansour
Moussaed
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Amal Bakr
Nura
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Ahmed El Saleh
Muhammad Al-Mannaya
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