''The Cruel Sea'' (,
translit. Bas Ya Bahar) is an Arabic-language 1972 Kuwaiti
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
written directed by . It was the first Kuwaiti film to be produced and focuses on the very challenging existence for most people before the discovery of oil in Kuwait.
The film was selected as the Kuwaiti entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
45th Academy Awards
The 45th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1972. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, an ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Mohammed Al-Mansour as Moussaed
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Amal Bakr as Nura
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Saad Al Faraj as Father
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Hayat El-Fahad as Mother
See also
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Cinema of Kuwait
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List of Kuwaiti submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1972 films
Kuwaiti drama films
1972 drama films
1970s Arabic-language films
Kuwaiti black-and-white films
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