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Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney , Matt Damon , Jeffrey Wright , Chris Cooper , William Hurt , Tim Blake Nelson , Amanda Peet , Christopher Plummer , Alexander Siddig ...
- $94 million
- Alexandre Desplat
- $50 million
Dec 9, 2005 · Syriana: Directed by Stephen Gaghan. With Kayvan Novak, George Clooney, Amr Waked, Christopher Plummer. A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
- (133K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Stephen Gaghan
- 2005-12-09
May 10, 2024 · Summary. George Clooney's Oscar win for Syriana sparked debate on award categorization due to his limited screen time vs. top billing. Clooney suffered a serious head injury during a brutal...
Aug 2, 2023 · Although Clooney's starring role in the 2005 film "Syriana" earned him an Oscar, filming the movie left him in chronic pain due to a brain injury. During the movie, which gives viewers a broad glimpse of the oil industry in the Middle East, Clooney found himself tied to a chair for a scene.
Feb 17, 2012 · Movie superstar George Clooney has revealed the shocking truth about the injury he received on the set of 2005's 'Syriana', in which he cracked his head open while filming a torture scene....
Syriana is loosely based on See No Evil, the memoir by former CIA case officer Robert Baer, who, in 2002, accompanied Gaghan as he globetrotted to Syria, Lebanon, Dubai and Geneva to meet with arms dealers and oil owners.
Syriana is a thriller of corruption and power related to the oil industry that tells four parallel stories: the CIA agent Bob Barnes with great experience in Middle East that falls in disgrace after an unsuccessful mission dealing missiles in Lebanese Republic; the investigation of the attorney Bennett Holiday related to the merge of two America...
