The Cruel Sea (1971)
- Genre: Drama
- Release Date: 1971-03-27
- User Rating: 6.5/10 from 6 ratings
- Runtime: 1h 46min
- Language: العربية
- Production Country: Kuwait
- Director: 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.
Unfortunately the movie The Cruel Sea is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Khalid Al Siddiq | Director |
| Writing | Saad Al-Faraj | Writer |
| Writing | Walaa'Salah El-Din | Writer |
| Writing | Abdel-Rahman Saleh | Writer |
| Crew | Tewfik El-Amir | Cinematography |
| Writing | Khalid Al Siddiq | Writer |
