Syriana

The story

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 & crew

George ClooneyBob Barnes

Matt DamonBryan Woodman

Jeffrey WrightBennett Holiday

Chris CooperJimmy Pope

Amanda PeetJulie Woodman

William HurtStan

Christopher PlummerDean Whiting

Alexander SiddigPrince Nasir Al-Subaai

Kayvan NovakArash

Amr WakedMohammed Sheik Agiza

Robert FoxworthTommy Barton

Nicky HensonSydney Hewitt