2005
6.4 (1387 votes)
2h 8m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
Participant
4M
Section Eight
FilmWorks
MID Foundation
Warner Bros. Pictures
4M
Section Eight
FilmWorks
MID Foundation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Syriana
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes, Jennifer Fox
Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Director of Photography: Robert Elswit
Top 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
Videos
Syriana - Trailer
