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Syriana (2005)

Syriana (2005)

Drama Thriller

Everything is connected.

Release Date: 2005, November 23
Directors: Stephen Gaghan
Countries: United States of America
Production: Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks, MID Foundation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Matt Damon, William Hurt, Roger Yuan, Daisy Tormé, Viola Davis, Chris Cooper, Mark Strong, Kayvan Novak, Jeffrey Wright, Christopher Plummer, David Clennon, Tim Blake Nelson

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.

Keywords:

capitalism conspiracy middle east war on terror central intelligence agency (cia) petrol persia geopolitics globalization false flag us imperialism war for oil