Syriana
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.
Drama, Thriller
Section Eight, Warner Bros., Participant Media, FilmWorks, 4M, MID Foundation
George Clooney as Bob Barnes, Matt Damon as Bryan Woodman, Jeffrey Wright as Bennett Holiday, Chris Cooper as Jimmy Pope, Amanda Peet as Julie Woodman, William Hurt as Stan, Christopher Plummer as Dean Whiting, Alexander Siddig as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai, Kayvan Novak as Arash, Amr Waked as Mohammed Sheik Agiza, Robert Foxworth as Tommy Barton, Nicky Henson as Sydney Hewitt, Nicholas Art as Riley Woodman, Steven Hinkle as Max Woodman, Daisy Tormé as Rebecca, Peter Gerety as Leland "Lee" Janus, Richard Lintern as Bryan's Boss, Mazhar Munir as Wasim Khan, Jocelyn Quivrin as Vincent, Shahid Ahmed as Saleem Ahmed Khan, Bikram Singh Bhamra as Pakistani Translator, Roger Yuan as Chinese Engineer, Jamey Sheridan as Division Chief, Max Minghella as Robby Barnes, Nadim Sawalha as Emir Hamed Al-Subaai, Akbar Kurtha as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai, Sonnell Dadral as Farooq, Tim Blake Nelson as Danny Dalton, Mark Strong as Mussawi, Badria Timimi as Nasir's Wife, Viola Davis as CIA Chairwoman