Syriana (2005)
Release: November 23, 2005 | Runtime: 2h 8m | Rating: 6.4
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.
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Main cast
- George Clooney as Bob Barnes
- Matt Damon as Bryan Woodman
- Jeffrey Wright as Bennett Holiday
- Chris Cooper as Jimmy Pope
- Amanda Peet as Julie Woodman
- William Hurt as Stan
- Christopher Plummer as Dean Whiting
- Alexander Siddig as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
- Kayvan Novak as Arash
- Amr Waked as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
- Robert Foxworth as Tommy Barton
- Nicky Henson as Sydney Hewitt
- Nicholas Art as Riley Woodman
- Steven Hinkle as Max Woodman
- Daisy Tormé as Rebecca
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What is Syriana about?
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.
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