November 23, 2005
128 minutes
DramaThriller
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.
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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)
Kayvan Novak
(Arash)
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)
Jocelyn Quivrin
(Vincent)
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)
Sonnell Dadral
(Farooq)
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)
David Clennon
(Donald)
Susan Allenback
(Paralegal #1)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
(Paralegal)
Linda E. Williams
(Paralegal)
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))
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