The Cruel Sea

Directed by Khalid Al Siddiq

Written by Saad Al-Faraj, Walaa'Salah El-Din, Abdel-Rahman Saleh, Khalid Al Siddiq

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.

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