Genre Drama

Director Stephen Gaghan

Country U.S. UK

Stars George ClooneyMatt DamonJeffrey WrightChris CooperAmanda PeetWilliam HurtChristopher PlummerAlexander SiddigKayvan NovakAmr Waked

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.