Syriana [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Participant Productions a 4M film, a Section Eight production ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan.
George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Mazhar Munir, Timothy Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig. Based on the book See no Evil by Robert Baer. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Summary:
Syriana is a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigues and corruption of the global oil industry. From the players' back-room brokering deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power.
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