Syriana

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.

• 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