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Kuwait2 Essential Films from KuwaitStop 1 of 2

The Cruel Sea

بس يا بحر

1972

In Kuwait before the discovery of oil, when the sea was everything, a crippled former pearl diver forbids his son from following him into the perilous trade — but the young man, in love and in need, defies him and goes to sea. Kuwait's first feature film.

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Part of 2 Essential Films from Kuwait

This film is stop 1 of 2 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Kuwait. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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