Syriana

Everything is connected.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Counries: United States of America

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

Runtime: 128 minutes

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.