Syriana (2005) - film review

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Syriana is an American thriller film first released in 2005, directed by Stephen Gaghan. The film stars Kayvan Novak, George Clooney, Amr Waked, Christopher Plummer and Jeffrey Wright. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Stephen Gaghan
Script: Robert Baer
Photo: Robert Elswit
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cast: Kayvan Novak (Arash), George Clooney (Bob Barnes), Amr Waked (Mohammed Sheik Agiza), Christopher Plummer (Dean Whiting), Jeffrey Wright (Bennett Holiday), Chris Cooper (Jimmy Pope), Robert Foxworth (Tommy Barton), Nicky Henson (Sydney Hewitt), Nicholas Art (Riley Woodman), Matt Damon (Bryan Woodman), Amanda Peet (Julie Woodman), Steven Hinkle (Max Woodman), Daisy Tormé (Rebecca), Peter Gerety (Leland "Lee" Janus), Richard Lintern (Bryan’s Boss), Jocelyn Quivrin (Vincent), Mazhar Munir (Wasim Khan), Shahid Ahmed (Saleem Ahmed Khan), Bikram Singh Bhamra (Pakistani Translator), Roger Yuan (Chinese Engineer), Jayne Atkinson (Division Chief), Thomas McCarthy (Fred Franks), Jamey Sheridan (Terry), Randall Boffman (Distinguished Gentleman #1), Tony French (Distinguished Gentleman #2), Max Minghella (Robby Barnes), Katie Foster (Nervous Daughter), Nadim Sawalha (Emir Hamed Al-Subaai), Alexander Siddig (Prince Nasir Al-Subaai), Ozzie Yue (Chinese Oil Executive), Akbar Kurtha (Prince Meshal Al-Subaai), Sonnell Dadral (Farooq), Jon Lee Anderson (Himself), Othman Bin Hendi (Arab Businessman), Bashar Atiyat (Nasir’s Aide), Ali Al Amine (Older Kid at Pool), William Charles Mitchell (Bennett Holiday Sr.), Tim Blake Nelson (Danny Dalton), Ahmed Aa Mohammed (Abu Khalifa), Ahmed Ayoub (Pakistani Teenager #1), Mohammed Asad Khan (Pakistani Teenager #2), Atta Mohammed Saleh (Old Man), Aziz Zacca (Policeman), David Clennon (Donald), Omar Mostafa (The Cleric), Saïd Amadis (Reza Reyhani), David J. Manners (Egypt Bureau Chief), Jamil Jabbar (Supplicant), Badria Timimi (Nasir’s Wife), William Hurt (Stan), Mohamed Majd (Said Hossein Hashimi), Mark Strong (Mussawi), Driss Roukhe (Guard), Katherine Hoskins Mackey (Paralegal), Linda E. Williams (Paralegal), Susan Allenback (Paralegal #1), William L. Thomas (Paralegal #2), El Mahjoub Raji (Hashimi’s Man), Michael Stone Forrest (CIA Security Officer #1), Robert Baer (CIA Security Officer #2), Fritz Michel (Hotel Security Guard), Bob Fajkowski (Secretary of Defense), Jeff Baker (Tommy’s Lawyer), Tarik Tamzali (Nasir’s Secretary), Mitesh Soni (Martyr), Susan Duvall (Assistant at CIA), Nabeel Noman (Bedouin Leader), Ryan Murphy (Drone Tech), Will McCormack (Willy), Donna Mitchell (Pat Janus), James Plannette (Connex Functionary), Michael Allinson (Sir David), Matthew Cannon (Student), Tom Cutler (Lawyer), Viola Davis (CIA Chairwoman), Bruce Allen Dawson (Oil Executive), Paul Fahrenkopf (Oil baron), William Gerad Jones (Kid in Diner Scene), Wendy Kush (Witness), Kirk Lambert (CIA Bureau Chief), Charles McClelland (Oil Executive), Kerry Meushaw (CIA Agent), David Michie (Home Seal Security Guard), Johnny Pitrelli (U.S. Marshall), Bahar Soomekh (Yassi), Alexander von Roon (Bloomberg Reporter), Don Whatley (Bystander)
Country: USA
Language: English / Urdu / Arabic / Persian / French / Mandarin
Runtime: 126 min

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