Syriana
“Everything is connected.”
2005•R•2h 8m•6.4•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Writer
Stephen Gaghan
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$94M
Languages
Arabic, English, Persian
Studio
Participant
Cast
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
Nicholas Art
Riley Woodman
Steven Hinkle
Max Woodman
Daisy Tormé
Rebecca
Production
Company
Participant
Company
4M
Company
Section Eight
Company
FilmWorks
Company
MID Foundation
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Georgia Kacandes
Producer
Michael Nozik
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