Syriana
Synopsis
U.S. energy giant Connex Oil is losing control of key oil fields in a Persian Gulf kingdom ruled by the al-Subaai family. The emirate's foreign minister, Prince Nasir, has granted natural gas drilling rights to a People's Republic of China company, greatly upsetting the U.S. oil industry and the U.S. government. To compensate for its decreased production capacity, Connex initiates a shady merger with Killen, a smaller oil company that recently won the drilling rights to key petroleum fields in Kazakhstan. Connex-Killen ranks as the world's twenty-third largest economy, and antitrust regulators at the United States Department of Justice have concerns. A Washington, D.C.-based law firm headed by Dean Whiting is hired to smooth the way for the merger. Bennett Holiday is assigned to promote the impression of due diligence to the DOJ, deflecting any allegations of corruption.
Casting :
- George Clooney — Bob Barnes
- Matt Damon — Bryan Woodman
- Jeffrey Wright — Bennett Holiday
- Chris Cooper — Jimmy Pope
- Amanda Peet — Julie Woodman
- William Hurt — Stan
- Christopher Plummer — Dean Whiting
- Alexander Siddig — Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
2 répliques
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If anything happens to me or my family, an accident, an accusation, anything, then first your son will disappear, his body will never be found. Then your wife. Her body will never be found either. This is guaranteed. Then, whatever is the most dangerous thing you do in your life, it might be flying in a small plane, it might be walking to the bank, you will be killed. Do you understand what I'm saying ? I want you to acknowledge that you do understand so that we're clear and there won't be any mistakes.
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What are they thinking ? They're thinking that it's running out. It's running out... and ninety percent of what's left is in the Middle East. This is a fight to the death.