Syriana

Syriana (2005)

Everything is connected.

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.

Date of release
2005-11-23
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (1559)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Stephen Gaghan

Casting

  • George Clooney — Bob Barnes
  • Matt Damon — Bryan Woodman
  • Jeffrey Wright — Bennett Holiday
  • Chris Cooper — Jimmy Pope
  • Amanda Peet — Julie Woodman
  • William Hurt — Stan
  • Christopher Plummer — Dean Whiting
  • Alexander Siddig — Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
  • Kayvan Novak — Arash
  • Amr Waked — Mohammed Sheik Agiza
  • Robert Foxworth — Tommy Barton
  • Nicky Henson — Sydney Hewitt

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