The Cruel Sea
- Cast: Saad Al-Faraj, Hayat Al-Fahad, Ali AlMufeedi, Mohammed Al-Mansour, Amal Bakr
- Duration: 106 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: 6.5/10
- Release Date: 1971-03-27
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.
