Syriana

Syriana

128 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 23, 2005

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.

Syriana

128 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 23, 2005

Syriana
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Section Eight, Warner Bros. Pictures, Participant Media, FilmWorks, 4M, MID Foundation
Original title Syriana
Directors Mary Cybulski, Stephen Gaghan
Writers Robert Baer, Stephen Gaghan

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

Peter Gerety

as Leland "Lee" Janus

Richard Lintern

as Bryan's Boss

Mazhar Munir

as Wasim Khan

Jocelyn Quivrin

as Vincent

Shahid Ahmed

as Saleem Ahmed Khan

Bikram Singh Bhamra

as Pakistani Translator

Roger Yuan

as Chinese Engineer

Jamey Sheridan

as Division Chief

Randall Boffman

as Distinguished Gentleman #1

Max Minghella

as Robby Barnes

Nadim Sawalha

as Emir Hamed Al-Subaai

Akbar Kurtha

as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai

Sonnell Dadral

as Farooq

Tim Blake Nelson

as Danny Dalton

Mark Strong

as Mussawi

Badria Timimi

as Nasir's Wife

Viola Davis

as CIA Chairwoman

Ozzie Yue

as Chinese Oil Executive

Donna Mitchell

as Pat Janus

David Clennon

as Donald

Susan Allenback

as Paralegal #1

Linda E. Williams

as Paralegal

Susan Duvall

as Assistant at CIA

Bahar Soomekh

as Yassi (uncredited)

Susan Halsey Singer

as Mother (uncredited)

Elena Rosa

as CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)

Lauren Minite

as Restaurant Girl (uncredited)

Anna George

as Reza's Sister (uncredited)

Wendy Kush

as Witness (uncredited)

Mike Monroe

as Lawyer (uncredited)