United States / Nov 23, 2005 / R
Everything is connected.
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alexander Siddig | Prince Nasir Al-Subaai |
| Kayvan Novak | Arash |
| Amr Waked | Mohammed Sheik Agiza |
| Robert Foxworth | Tommy Barton |
| Nicky Henson | Sydney Hewitt |
| Nicholas Art | Riley Woodman |
| Steven Hinkle | Max Woodman |
| Daisy Tormé | Rebecca |
| Peter Gerety | Leland "Lee" Janus |
| Richard Lintern | Bryan's Boss |
| Mazhar Munir | Wasim Khan |
| Jocelyn Quivrin | Vincent |
| Shahid Ahmed | Saleem Ahmed Khan |
| Bikram Singh Bhamra | Pakistani Translator |
| Roger Yuan | Chinese Engineer |
| Jamey Sheridan | Division Chief |
| Randall Boffman | Distinguished Gentleman #1 |
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| Max Minghella | Robby Barnes |
| Nadim Sawalha | Emir Hamed Al-Subaai |
| Akbar Kurtha | Prince Meshal Al-Subaai |
| Sonnell Dadral | Farooq |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Danny Dalton |
| Mark Strong | Mussawi |
| Badria Timimi | Nasir's Wife |
| Viola Davis | CIA Chairwoman |
| Ozzie Yue | Chinese Oil Executive |
| Donna Mitchell | Pat Janus |
| David Clennon | Donald |
| Susan Allenback | Paralegal #1 |
| Katherine Hoskins Mackey | Paralegal |
| Linda E. Williams | Paralegal |
| 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) |
| Tom McCarthy | Fred Franks |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Syriana |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, فارسی, اردو, Français, 普通话 |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks, MID Foundation, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Official site | warnerbros.com |
| Release date | 23 novembre 2005 |
| Executive producer | Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll |
| Production | Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes, Jennifer Fox, Shannon Lail, Elizabeth Kirk, Sarah Bradshaw |
| Writer | Stephen Gaghan, Robert Baer |
| Casting | Lora Kennedy, Estelle Crottaz, Lucinda Syson, Avy Kaufman |
| Editing | Tim Squyres |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit, Jasmine Yuen Carrucan, Will Dearborn, Gregor Tavenner, Barry Idoine, Colin Anderson, Ken Regan, Glen Wilson, Sidney Ray Baldwin, François Duhamel, Julian Brain, Massimiliano Dessena |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Australia / Dec 14, 2005 / MA 15+
Brazil / Feb 10, 2006 / 14
Portugal / Feb 16, 2006 / M/12
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Germany / Feb 23, 2006 / 12
Kazakhstan / Feb 23, 2006
Italy / Feb 24, 2006
Netherlands / Mar 02, 2006 / 16
United Kingdom / Mar 03, 2006 / 15
Greece / Mar 09, 2006 / 15
Lithuania / Mar 10, 2006
South Korea / Mar 30, 2006 / 15
Digital
Mexico / Nov 23, 2005 / C
Switzerland / Feb 22, 2006 / 12
Czechia / Feb 23, 2006 / 18+
Hungary / Feb 23, 2006 / 18
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Austria / Feb 24, 2006 / 12
Romania / Feb 24, 2006 / 15
Ireland / Mar 03, 2006 / 15
Poland / Mar 03, 2006 / 16
Japan / Mar 04, 2006 / G
Physical media
Denmark / Nov 23, 2005 / 15
Netherlands / Jan 23, 2008 / 16 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Jun 12, 2011 / 16 / Net 5
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