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.

Director: Khalid Al Siddiq

Cast: Saad Al-Faraj, Hayat Al-Fahad, Ali AlMufeedi, Mohammed Al-Mansour, Amal Bakr, Ahmed El Saleh, Muhammad Al-Mannaya

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.