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Syriana (2005)  link to Syriana on IMDb  

Number: 1397

poster Syriana

IMDb Rating:
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7.0/10 (115176 votes)

Country: USA, 128 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French, Mandarin, Arabic, Persian

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Steven S. DeKnight

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
American oil companies Connex and smaller Killen are undergoing a merger, the new company named Connex-Killen. The move is in response to Connex losing a number of oil fields in the Persian Gulf region as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai, his country's foreign minister, and the oldest son of the Emir and thus the heir apparent to the throne, signed a contract with the Chinese instead. As Killen somehow managed to get the contract for the oil fields in Kazahkstan, the merger would give Connex-Killen additional control of the industry in the Middle East. Connex's retained law firm, headed by Dean Whiting, assigns Bennett Holiday to demonstrate to the US Department of Justice that due diligence has been done to allow the merger to proceed i.e. that the merger would not break any antitrust regulations. The US government is unhappy with Prince Nasir's decision to award the contract to the Chinese, and in combination with issues around illegal weapons, the CIA assigns field agent Bob Barnes, who has ...

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Cast:

photo Kayvan Novak Kayvan Novak Arash
photo George Clooney George Clooney Bob Barnes
photo Amr Waked Amr Waked Mohammed Sheik Agiza
photo Christopher Plummer Christopher Plummer Dean Whiting
photo Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright Bennett Holiday

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Syriana\Syriana.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1