The Cruel Sea (, translit. Bas Ya Bahar) is a 1972 Kuwaiti drama film directed by . It was the first Kuwaiti film to be produced. The film was selected as the Kuwaiti entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast Mohammed Al-Mansour as Moussaed Amal Bakr as Nura Saad Al-Faraj as Father Hayat El-Fahad as Mother See also Cinema of Kuwait List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Kuwaiti submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1972 films Kuwaiti drama films 1972 drama films 1970s Arabic-language films Kuwaiti black-and-white films