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Syriana

(1,984)IMDb 6.92 h 7 min2005X-RayR

Big oil means big money. And that fact unleashes corruption that stretches from Houston to Washington to the Mideast.

Directors: Stephen Gaghan

Starring: George Clooney Matt Damon Jeffrey Wright

Genres: Drama Suspense Military and War

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Chris Cooper William Hurt Tim Blake Nelson Amanda Peet Christopher Plummermore…Alexander SiddigMazhar MunirMax MinghellaGreta ScacchiMichelle MonaghanDavid Clennon

Producers: Jennifer Fox Michael Nozick Georgia Kacandes

Studio: Warner Home Video

Rating: R (Restricted)

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D. Kemp

Not for the faint of heart

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016

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Roger Ebert says:

"The movie begins with one of the Gulf states signing a deal to supply its oil to China. This comes as a strategic defeat for Connex, a Texas-based oil company. At the same time, an obscure oil company named Killen signs a deal to drill for oil in Kazakhstan. Connex announces a merger with Killen, to get its hands on the oil, but the merger inspires a Justice Department investigation, and -- Let's stop right there. The movie's plot is so complex we're not really supposed to follow it, we're supposed to be surrounded by it. Since none of the characters understand the whole picture, why should we?"

I should have read a few reviews before watching. Sitting down for a mindlessly entertaining action thriller and winding up in a murky, cerebral geopolitical work of art is disorienting. This film demands that the viewer pay attention, but even then, the four interwoven but separate storylines never resolve into a unified whole. I feel that I have seen something important, and once my head stops spinning I'll watch it again to try and figure out what.

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Joyce.S

everything else is pretty much straightforward

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016

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I would say this plot offers up more suspense and intriguing details than any Tom Clancy movie I've ever seen. It wasn't until about an hour into the story that things finally started to make sense. But, from that point on, I was hanging onto every word and piecing together every detail.

The trick to understanding this movie before it's over is to remember the names. Once you get to the point when you know who's who, everything else unfolds from there.

So, what's going on?

Matt Damon is a financial advisor to Prince Nassir. Prince Nassir's family just approved a deal for the chinese to come in and set up shop as oil drillers, as the chinese offered the highest bid.

However, the US wants to cut the chinese out of the picture so that the newly merged connex and the smaller oil company can do their thing in place of the chinese.

So, now we're at that scene when the old guy is talking to Prince Nassir's younger brother on the yacht. What you have to infer is that the "wish" that Nassir's younger brother wants the "cat's paw" to grant is to have his older brother, Prince Nassir, assassinated. In return for the favor, the US will get the oil contract instead of the chinese.

That's when the CIA have George Clooney arrange for Prince Nassir to be assassinated. However, you know that doesn't work out. You might recall the torture scene. After Clooney narrowly escapes certain death, the torturer threatens to reveal the CIA's assassination attempt to the media.

Next we see Clooney threatening the old man in the cafe. A trusted former co-worker had informed Clooney that the old man is setting him up to be the fall guy for any negative backlash resulting from the exposure of the failed assassination attempt.

Once Clooney is able to get his passports back, he attempts to intercept Prince Nassir on the desert freeway and warn him of the danger to his life. In the freeway scene, Nassir has re-established relations with the Chinese; and with the help of 9 out of 11 of the country's generals, he is attempting to de-throne his conniving, ambitious younger brother.

So, everything else is pretty much straightforward.

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Maadi Mike

Syriana - A film of life and modern times in the Middle East

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016

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Having lived in the Middle East for a number of years, this film always brings me back to what life was like for me when I lived there. Although a thriller, with a story line that of course is thrilling, the depiction of what could mirror real life in the Middle East is an interesting parallel thought provoking essay in itself. I enjoy this move and view it often. I have recommended it to others. There are scenes that are disturbing but could represent a reality that we in the West can hardly understand but is a reality for the people who live, work and love there every day of their lives. I truly like and enjoy this move time and time again and highly recommend it.

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David Thompson

this is by far the best of the lot

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2016

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Of all the Hollywood movies about the quagmire in the Middle East, this nation's dependency on Middle Eastern oil and the machinations-both on Wall Street and in Washington-that occur to assure an uninterrupted flow of oil from there, this is by far the best of the lot. It shows with a quick but empathetic eye what the impoverished young men and boys from Pakistan and the like endure in their attempts to eke out a living as virtual slaves to the emirates and their companies, and the ultimate collapse of the social values that occurs when those men and boys become religious converts and fanatics. This movie was made because it had George Clooney and Matt Damon in it and therefore their support. For the uninitiated, this film shown how seemingly everything in all of the countries in the Middle East is interconnected, and how one seemingly insignificant event sends out ripples to the farthest reaches of politics and economics, both there and here in the US. Some may be critical of this film for it's lack of depth, but I believe is casts a light on the spider webs in the sociopolitical and economic theaters of the world, and to have gone into more detail would have resulted in a 4 hour movie, something which is not going to be economically viable.

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Shauna RussTop Contributor: Organic Food

I can't rate a video that won't play!

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020

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I've cleaned the DVD, I've cleaned my player, but this is the only video that won't play. It won't even show the contents on the disc from the File Explorer. I'd like a replacement that actually works - any chance of that? Then I'll be able to rate and review the actual movie that I'd really like to see.

I really don't like to give a rating of one on this title. As I explained, I can't rate what I can't see. The one star rating is for the seller, at this time. Let's see if they can fix this!

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Sven

Syriana

Reviewed in Germany on January 18, 2019

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Öl ist das schwarze Gold des Orient und für amerikanische Konzerne wie Connex oder Killen das wichtigste Gut auf Erden. Ein Machtwechsel in einen der beiden Firmen – die nicht genannt werden – steht an und der älteste Sohn Prinz Nasir (Alexander Siddig) wird dabei vom greisen Emir stark bevorzugt. Prinz Nasir plant Reformen für das rückständige Land durchsetzen, die eine demokratisch-liberale Grundlage besitzen. Doch das beinhaltet ebenfalls die Unabhängigkeit gegenüber ausländischen Ölkonzernen. Dies erkennt Rohstoffexperte Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon), der für seine Firma wirbt und zum Wirtschaftsberater des Prinzen aufsteigt. Der Anwalt Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) versucht derweil in den USA eine Fusion von Connex und Killen durchzubringen, um in der arabischen Welt Fuß zu fassen. Deren Führungskräfte, sowie Politiker und namenhafte CIA-Mitarbeiter beschließen zur selben Zeit, den beeinflussbaren Bruder des Prinzen Nasir zu fördern. Prinz Nasir will den Einfluss der USA auf sein Land unterbinden und organisiert daher einen Staatsstreich. Da die Interessen der USA an den Ölvorkommen dadurch bedroht sind, stuft die CIA Nasir als Terroristen ein, um dessen Ermordung zu rechtfertigen. Er soll durch den beauftragten Agenten Bob Barnes (George Clooney) beseitigt werden.
Ein gelungener Film der in keiner Sammlung fehlen darf .

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Anthony Kirby,

This is the true story of a heroic CIA agent who put his life on the line many times.

Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2019

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Bob Barr now a CNN occasional commentator sadly had his cover blown in the early 2000s . He put his life on the line many times and was aware of collusion between international oil interests and the chief oil producing states . Through innocent minor characters the film also points out the influence fundamentalist Muslim mullahs have on immigrent oil workers in some oil states and how these clerics use their religious seminars and better housing & food to bend these workers to their radical form of religion . George Clooney as Barr is wonderful as are all in the cast. A must see movie

MichaelK

Super toller Film .... aber .....

Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2020

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...... aber ich bin maßlos enttäuscht , dass bei der deutsch synchronisierten Fassung englische Untertitel belegt sind . Also der Film ist gut 50% in arabischer Sprache , was dem Film nix abtut , aber während andere Filme mit gleichen Themen , wurden/werden diese deutsch untertitelt . Ehrlich , was soll das ..... ? Erst einschalten Untertitel untertitelt dann auch das arabische ....... das ist mir 3 Sterne Abzug wert . Der Film selbst verdient 6 Sterne.

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Cliente Amazon

un film diverso dal tutto spara di sempre...

Reviewed in Italy on June 20, 2018

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arrivato bene confezione integra,l'avevo già visto ma lo volevo rivedere...è un film che fa riflettere sul fatto che alle volte non si vede lo sfruttamento che il petrolio e i suoi derivati portano nel mondo. Ne saremo schiavi x un bel po'.Clooney appare un pochino sottotono ma ha dovuto dare stavolta un'umanità diversa al personaggio realmente esistito.Matt Damon è più padre di famiglia diverso uno non se lo aspetta...nel complesso giudico questo film un buon compromesso lo consiglio.

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Spectator

Ein fiktives Schlaglicht auf die Situation der Ölbranche

Reviewed in Germany on June 10, 2016

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Dies ist eine ungewöhnliche Rolle für George Clooney. Er spielt den CIA-Mann Bob Barnes, der damit beauftragt wird, einen arabischen Prinzen auszuschalten, der seine Bohrlizenzen an die Chinesen verkauft hat. Die imaginären Ölkonzerne Connex und Killen fusionieren, weil Connex einige Ölfelder in der Golf-Region verloren hat. Prinz Nazir Al-Subaii (Alexander Siddig), Außenminister des Scheichtums und designierter Nachfolger des Emirs, unterzeichnet einen Bohrlizenzvertrag mit den Chinesen. Killen demgegenüber schafft es, die Bohrlizenzen in Kasachstan zu erhalten, was die Merger-Company zum größten Anbieter im Mittleren Osten macht. Die Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, die für Connex arbeitet und von Dean Whiting (Christopher Plummer) geleitet wird, nimmt Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) unter Vertrag, der dem US Justizministerium beweisen soll, dass bereits ein "Due Diligence" durchgeführt wurde, der feststellt, dass der geplante Merger keine Anti-Trust Gesetze verletzt. Die amerikanische Regierung ist dennoch äußerst unzufrieden mit dieser Entwicklung und beauftragt deshalb den CIA in Gestalt von Bob Barnes (George Clooney), den Prinzen auszuschalten. Der Film ist für den Zuschauer nur sehr schwer zu verstehen, weil es einfach zu viele Handlungsstränge gibt. Clooney präsentiert sich physisch sehr ungewohnt. Leicht übergewichtig und mit einem Vollbart. Dies ist wohl seinem Aufgabengebiet geschuldet. Immerhin hat er für diese Rolle den Oscar 2005 für den besten Nebendarsteller erhalten. Die Handlung ist manchmal etwas zähflüssig. Daran ändern auch Stars wie Matt Damon, Amanda Peet und William Hurt nichts. Ein interessanter Film gewiss - aber etwas schwer verdaulich! Das Bild ist Widescreen im Format 16:9 (Farbe), der Ton ist Dolby Digital 5.1. Als Sprachen sind Deutsch und Englisch verfügbar. Es gibt viele Extras wie z. B. Interview mit George Clooney und nicht verwendete Szenen.

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