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Syriana

Syriana

# Everything is connected.
Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 50,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , English , Persian , Urdu , French , Mandarin
📆 Date Released: 2005-11-23
⌚ Running Time: 128 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

George Clooney original image
Bob Barnes
George Clooney
Matt Damon original image
Bryan Woodman
Matt Damon
Jeffrey Wright original image
Bennett Holiday
Jeffrey Wright
Chris Cooper original image
Jimmy Pope
Chris Cooper
Amanda Peet original image
Julie Woodman
Amanda Peet
William Hurt original image
Stan
William Hurt
Christopher Plummer original image
Dean Whiting
Christopher Plummer
Alexander Siddig original image
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Alexander Siddig
Kayvan Novak original image
Arash
Kayvan Novak
Amr Waked original image
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Amr Waked
Robert Foxworth original image
Tommy Barton
Robert Foxworth
Nicky Henson original image
Sydney Hewitt
Nicky Henson
Nicholas Art original image
Riley Woodman
Nicholas Art
Steven Hinkle original image
Max Woodman
Steven Hinkle
Daisy Tormé original image
Rebecca
Daisy Tormé
Peter Gerety original image
Leland "Lee" Janus
Peter Gerety
Richard Lintern original image
Bryan's Boss
Richard Lintern
Mazhar Munir original image
Wasim Khan
Mazhar Munir
Jocelyn Quivrin original image
Vincent
Jocelyn Quivrin
Shahid Ahmed original image
Saleem Ahmed Khan
Shahid Ahmed
Bikram Singh Bhamra original image
Pakistani Translator
Bikram Singh Bhamra
Roger Yuan original image
Chinese Engineer
Roger Yuan
Jamey Sheridan original image
Division Chief
Jamey Sheridan
Randall Boffman original image
Distinguished Gentleman #1
Randall Boffman
Max Minghella original image
Robby Barnes
Max Minghella
Nadim Sawalha original image
Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Nadim Sawalha
Akbar Kurtha original image
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Akbar Kurtha
Sonnell Dadral original image
Farooq
Sonnell Dadral
Tim Blake Nelson original image
Danny Dalton
Tim Blake Nelson
Mark Strong original image
Mussawi
Mark Strong
Badria Timimi original image
Nasir's Wife
Badria Timimi
Viola Davis original image
CIA Chairwoman
Viola Davis
Ozzie Yue original image
Chinese Oil Executive
Ozzie Yue
Donna Mitchell original image
Pat Janus
Donna Mitchell
David Clennon original image
Donald
David Clennon
Susan Allenback original image
Paralegal #1
Susan Allenback
Katherine Hoskins Mackey original image
Paralegal
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
Linda E. Williams original image
Paralegal
Linda E. Williams
Susan Duvall original image
Assistant at CIA
Susan Duvall
Bahar Soomekh original image
Yassi (uncredited)
Bahar Soomekh
Susan Halsey Singer original image
Mother (uncredited)
Susan Halsey Singer
Elena Rosa original image
CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)
Elena Rosa
Lauren Minite original image
Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Lauren Minite
Anna George original image
Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Anna George
Wendy Kush original image
Witness (uncredited)
Wendy Kush
Mike Monroe original image
Lawyer (uncredited)
Mike Monroe

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