
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.
Actor: Alexander Siddig, Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher Plummer, George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Kayvan Novak, Matt Damon, William Hurt
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA