Walaa'Salah El-Din

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.

1960s Egyptian documentary showing scenes of local life along the banks of the River Nile, with narration by Salah Jahin