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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
Dec 8, 2005 · "Syriana" is a movie that suggests Congress can hold endless hearings about oil company profits and never discover the answer to anything, because the real story is so labyrinthine that no one -- not oil company executives, not Arab princes, not CIA spies, not traders in Geneva, understands the whole picture.
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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 American oil companies, Connex and Killen; the traumatic ...
A scene from the film "Syriana." View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett ...
- (7.4K)
- Stephen Gaghan
- R
- George Clooney
Nov 23, 2005 · 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 ...
Nov 23, 2005 · Syriana is an interesting political movie that deals with government and oil company corruption. The scenery and atmosphere of the movie is eye catching, as Matt Damon notes when cruising through the Iranian dessert; "It's beautiful out here." Interesting as it is, the film is also overly convoluted but strangely without much character depth.
