Syriana

Everything is connected.

128 mins
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 Clooney

Bob Barnes

Matt Damon

Bryan Woodman

Jeffrey Wright

Bennett Holiday

Chris Cooper

Jimmy Pope

Amanda Peet

Julie Woodman

Alexander Siddig

Prince Nasir Al-Subaai

Amr Waked

Mohammed Sheik Agiza

Robert Foxworth

Tommy Barton

Nicky Henson

Sydney Hewitt

Nicholas Art

Riley Woodman

Steven Hinkle

Max Woodman

Peter Gerety

Leland "Lee" Janus

Richard Lintern

Bryan's Boss

Mazhar Munir

Wasim Khan

Shahid Ahmed

Saleem Ahmed Khan

Bikram Singh Bhamra

Pakistani Translator

Roger Yuan

Chinese Engineer

Jamey Sheridan

Division Chief

Randall Boffman

Distinguished Gentleman #1

Max Minghella

Robby Barnes

Nadim Sawalha

Emir Hamed Al-Subaai

Akbar Kurtha

Prince Meshal Al-Subaai

Tim Blake Nelson

Danny Dalton

Badria Timimi

Nasir's Wife

Viola Davis

CIA Chairwoman

Ozzie Yue

Chinese Oil Executive

Susan Allenback

Paralegal #1

Susan Duvall

Assistant at CIA

Bahar Soomekh

Yassi (uncredited)

Susan Halsey Singer

Mother (uncredited)

Elena Rosa

CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)

Lauren Minite

Restaurant Girl (uncredited)

Anna George

Reza's Sister (uncredited)

Wendy Kush

Witness (uncredited)

Mike Monroe

Lawyer (uncredited)

Jennifer Fox

Producer

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Robert Elswit

Director of Photography

Dan Weil

Production Design

Stephen Gaghan

Screenplay

Jasmine Yuen Carrucan

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Will Dearborn

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Barry Idoine

First Assistant "A" Camera

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "B" Camera

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Production Assistant

Louise Frogley

Costume Design

Waldo Sanchez

Hairstylist

Kay Georgiou

Hairstylist

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Department Head

Barry R. Koper

Makeup Artist

Marilyn MacDonald

Makeup Artist

Jana Chovancova

Art Department Coordinator

John Casey

Costume Supervisor

Mary Cybulski

Script Supervisor

Julie Feiner

Sound Editor

Vanessa Lapato

Sound Editor

Jeena M. Phelps

Sound Editor

Jeff Sawyer

Sound Editor

Larry Blake

Supervising Sound Editor

Larry Blake

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Petur Hliddal

Sound mixer

Eric Durst

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nick Vidar

Music Editor

Steve Dent

Stunt Coordinator

Sidney Ray Baldwin

Still Photographer

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Ken Regan

Still Photographer

Glen Wilson

Still Photographer

Colin Anderson

Steadicam Operator

Colin Anderson

Camera Operator

Jan Pascale

Set Decoration

Olivia Bloch-Lainé

Set Decoration

George Clooney

Executive Producer

Jeff Skoll

Executive Producer

Steven Soderbergh

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Kirk

Associate Producer

Shannon Lail

Associate Producer

Sarah Bradshaw

Associate Producer

Ben Cosgrove

Executive Producer

David R. Morton

VFX Artist

Alan Hook

Art Direction

Angel M. Sepulveda

Rigging Grip

Angel McConnell

Assistant Vehicles Coordinator

Andy Smart

Stunt Double

Julian Brain

Helicopter Camera

William Hendrick

Set Dressing Buyer

Wilson Tang

Visual Effects Art Director

Andrew Menzies

Art Direction

Rami Yasin

First Assistant Director

Daran Fulham

Supervising Art Director

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