Film · Drama

The Cruel Sea (1971)

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.

Director

Khalid Al Siddiq

Writers

Walaa'Salah El-Din, Abdel-Rahman Saleh, Saad Al-Faraj

Country

Kuwait

Language

Arabic

Release date

March 27, 1971

Original title

بس يا بحر