The Cruel Sea

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

Amal Bakr

Nura

Ahmed El Saleh

Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Crew

Khalid Al Siddiq

Director

Walaa'Salah El-Din

Writer

Abdel-Rahman Saleh

Writer

Saad Al-Faraj

Writer

Tewfik El-Amir

Cinematography

Khalid Al Siddiq

Writer