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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.

2005 |2h 8m |  Drama, Thriller

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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

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Kayvan Novak

Arash

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Amr Waked

Mohammed Sheik Agiza

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Robert Foxworth

Tommy Barton

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Nicky Henson

Sydney Hewitt

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Steven Hinkle

Max Woodman

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Daisy Tormé

Rebecca

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Peter Gerety

Leland "Lee" Janus

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Richard Lintern

Bryan's Boss

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Jocelyn Quivrin

Vincent

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Shahid Ahmed

Saleem Ahmed Khan

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Roger Yuan

Chinese Engineer

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Jamey Sheridan

Division Chief

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Randall Boffman

Distinguished Gentleman #1

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Max Minghella

Robby Barnes

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Nadim Sawalha

Emir Hamed Al-Subaai

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Akbar Kurtha

Prince Meshal Al-Subaai

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Tim Blake Nelson

Danny Dalton

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Mark Strong

Mussawi

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Viola Davis

CIA Chairwoman

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Ozzie Yue

Chinese Oil Executive

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Donna Mitchell

Pat Janus

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David Clennon

Donald

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Susan Duvall

Assistant at CIA

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Bahar Soomekh

Yassi (uncredited)

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Anna George

Reza's Sister (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu, French, Mandarin

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$93,974,620.00