Syriana

An intricate, cynical geopolitical thriller in which a multitude of pawns, including an undercover CIA agent (George Clooney), a Geneva-based energy analyst (Matt Damon), a corporate attorney (Jeffrey Wright) and his iron-fisted boss (Christopher Plummer), and an oil CEO (Chris Cooper), use their well-honed, specific skills to manipulate prominent Middle Eastern figures (Amr Waked, Alexander Siddig, Nadim Sawalha, Kayvan Novak, et al.) in attempt to control the multibillion dollar oil industry.
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