

Syriana
2005 · Movie · 2h 8m · R
DramaThriller
"Everything is connected."
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
6.4/10
Key crew
- Stephen GaghanDirector
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen GaghanWriter
Cast
- George ClooneyBob Barnes
- Matt DamonBryan Woodman
- Jeffrey WrightBennett Holiday
- Chris CooperJimmy Pope
- Amanda PeetJulie Woodman
- William HurtStan
- Christopher PlummerDean Whiting
- Alexander SiddigPrince Nasir Al-Subaai
- Kayvan NovakArash
- Amr WakedMohammed Sheik Agiza
- Robert FoxworthTommy Barton
- Nicky HensonSydney Hewitt
Stills
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Themes
petrolcentral intelligence agency (cia)middle eastcapitalismglobalizationpersiawar on terrorconspiracyfalse flaggeopoliticsus imperialismwar for oil











