Syriana

Directed by Stephen Gaghan

Written by Robert Baer, Stephen Gaghan

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

George Clooney

Bob Barnes

Matt Damon

Bryan Woodman

Jeffrey Wright

Bennett Holiday

Chris Cooper

Jimmy Pope

Amanda Peet

Julie Woodman

William Hurt

Stan

Christopher Plummer

Dean Whiting

Alexander Siddig

Prince Nasir Al-Subaai

Kayvan Novak

Arash

Amr Waked

Mohammed Sheik Agiza

Robert Foxworth

Tommy Barton

Nicky Henson

Sydney Hewitt