Syriana
“Everything is connected.”
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.
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Cast
47 people
George Clooney
Bob Barnes
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
Gravity
Matt Damon
Bryan Woodman
Known for
The Martian
Good Will Hunting
Jeffrey Wright
Bennett Holiday
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Chris Cooper
Jimmy Pope
Known for
The Bourne Identity
11.22.63
Amanda Peet
Julie Woodman
Known for
2012
Identity
William Hurt
Stan
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Christopher Plummer
Dean Whiting
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Alexander Siddig
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Known for
Game of Thrones
Peaky Blinders
Kayvan Novak
Arash
Known for
What We Do in the Shadows
Cruella
Amr Waked
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Known for
Lucy
Wonder Woman 1984
Robert Foxworth
Tommy Barton
Known for
Damien - Omen II
Justice League Unlimited
Nicky Henson
Sydney Hewitt
Known for
Psychomania
Witchfinder General
Stephen Gaghan Director · Robert Baer Author Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $50M · United States release November 23, 2005
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$93,974,620
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Participant
Production
4M
Production
Section Eight
Production
FilmWorks
Production
MID Foundation
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Participant Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Chinese · English · French · Persian · Urdu
Release dates
Denmark · November 23, 2005
Physical
United States · November 23, 2005
Theatrical
Australia
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
February 24, 2006 · Digital
Brazil
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 23, 2006 · Digital
Germany
February 23, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
March 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 23, 2006 · Digital
Ireland
March 3, 2006 · Digital
Italy
February 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
March 4, 2006 · Digital
Kazakhstan
February 23, 2006 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 23, 2005 · Digital
Netherlands
March 2, 2006 · Theatrical
January 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
June 12, 2011 · TV · Net 5
Poland
March 3, 2006 · Digital
Portugal
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Romania
February 24, 2006 · Digital
South Korea
March 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 22, 2006 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
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