The Cruel Sea

(1971)

★ 7 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1971

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Kuwait

Director: خالد الصدّيق

Cast: سعد الفرج, حياة الفهد, علي المفيدي, محمد المنصور, Amal Bakr, Ahmed El Saleh, محمد المنيع

Plot

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.