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Syriana
Syriana

Syriana

Everything is connected.

Genres

DramaThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$50000000

Revenue

$93974620

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

23 November 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Bob Barnes

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Bryan Woodman

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Bennett Holiday

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Jimmy Pope

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Julie Woodman

William Hurt

William Hurt

Stan

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Dean Whiting

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Prince Nasir Al-Subaai

Kayvan Novak

Kayvan Novak

Arash

Amr Waked

Amr Waked

Mohammed Sheik Agiza

Robert Foxworth

Robert Foxworth

Tommy Barton

Nicky Henson

Nicky Henson

Sydney Hewitt

Nicholas Art

Nicholas Art

Riley Woodman

Steven Hinkle

Steven Hinkle

Max Woodman

Daisy Tormé

Daisy Tormé

Rebecca

Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

Leland "Lee" Janus

Richard Lintern

Richard Lintern

Bryan's Boss

Mazhar Munir

Mazhar Munir

Wasim Khan

Jocelyn Quivrin

Jocelyn Quivrin

Vincent

Shahid Ahmed

Shahid Ahmed

Saleem Ahmed Khan

Bikram Singh Bhamra

Bikram Singh Bhamra

Pakistani Translator

Roger Yuan

Roger Yuan

Chinese Engineer

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Division Chief

Randall Boffman

Randall Boffman

Distinguished Gentleman #1

Max Minghella

Max Minghella

Robby Barnes

Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

Emir Hamed Al-Subaai

Akbar Kurtha

Akbar Kurtha

Prince Meshal Al-Subaai

Sonnell Dadral

Sonnell Dadral

Farooq

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Danny Dalton

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Mussawi

Badria Timimi

Badria Timimi

Nasir's Wife

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

CIA Chairwoman

Ozzie Yue

Ozzie Yue

Chinese Oil Executive

Donna Mitchell

Donna Mitchell

Pat Janus

David Clennon

David Clennon

Donald

Susan Allenback

Susan Allenback

Paralegal #1

Katherine Hoskins Mackey

Katherine Hoskins Mackey

Paralegal

Linda E. Williams

Linda E. Williams

Paralegal

Susan Duvall

Susan Duvall

Assistant at CIA

Bahar Soomekh

Bahar Soomekh

Yassi (uncredited)

Susan Halsey Singer

Susan Halsey Singer

Mother (uncredited)

Elena Rosa

Elena Rosa

CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)

Lauren Minite

Lauren Minite

Restaurant Girl (uncredited)

Anna George

Anna George

Reza's Sister (uncredited)

Wendy Kush

Wendy Kush

Witness (uncredited)

Mike Monroe

Mike Monroe

Lawyer (uncredited)

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