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Syriana

Syriana

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 23, 2005

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama, Thriller

User Score

64%

Original Title

Syriana

Production Companies

Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks, MID Foundation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Stephen Gaghan

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$93,974,620

Description

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.