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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1971-03-27
Runtime: 106 mins
Director: Khalid Al Siddiq
Writer: Saad Al-Faraj, Walaa'Salah El-Din, Abdel-Rahman Saleh, Khalid Al Siddiq
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Cruel Sea
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Production Countries: Kuwait
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