Syriana backdrop

Syriana 2005 Directed by Stephen Gaghan

Everything is connected.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages Arabic , English , French , Mandarin , Persian , Urdu
Budget $50,000,000
Revenue $93,974,620
Release Date 23 November 2005
128 mins
Cast
George Clooney Bob Barnes
Matt Damon Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright Bennett Holiday
Chris Cooper Jimmy Pope
Amanda Peet Julie Woodman
Christopher Plummer Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Amr Waked Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Robert Foxworth Tommy Barton
Nicky Henson Sydney Hewitt
Nicholas Art Riley Woodman
Steven Hinkle Max Woodman
Daisy Tormé Rebecca
Peter Gerety Leland "Lee" Janus
Richard Lintern Bryan's Boss
Mazhar Munir Wasim Khan
Shahid Ahmed Saleem Ahmed Khan
Bikram Singh Bhamra Pakistani Translator
Roger Yuan Chinese Engineer
Jamey Sheridan Division Chief
Randall Boffman Distinguished Gentleman #1
Max Minghella Robby Barnes
Nadim Sawalha Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Akbar Kurtha Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Tim Blake Nelson Danny Dalton
Mark Strong Mussawi
Badria Timimi Nasir's Wife
Viola Davis CIA Chairwoman
Ozzie Yue Chinese Oil Executive
Donna Mitchell Pat Janus
Susan Allenback Paralegal #1
Susan Duvall Assistant at CIA
Bahar Soomekh Yassi (uncredited)
Susan Halsey Singer Mother (uncredited)
Elena Rosa CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)
Lauren Minite Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Anna George Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Wendy Kush Witness (uncredited)
Mike Monroe Lawyer (uncredited)