Syriana · 2005

Syriana

«Everything is connected.»

Stephen Gaghan · 128 min · United States of America

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.

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Budget

$50,000,000

Worldwide revenue

$93,974,620

Profit

$43,974,620

Production companies

Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks

Locations

Filming

SuizaWashington D. C.GinebraEgiptoDubáiMarruecosBaltimoreAnnapolis

Setting

Irán

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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  George Clooney

  Bob Barnes

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  Matt Damon

  Bryan Woodman

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  Jeffrey Wright

  Bennett Holiday

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  Chris Cooper

  Jimmy Pope

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  Amanda Peet

  Julie Woodman

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  William Hurt

  Stan

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  Christopher Plummer

  Dean Whiting

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  Alexander Siddig

  Prince Nasir Al-Subaai