Syriana

Rating: 7/10 Drama Thriller

Release Year: 2005 Language: en

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.

Cast Members

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 Katherine Hoskins Mackey as Paralegal 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)