Syriana is a 2005 English-language Drama Thriller movie written by Stephen Gaghan and Robert Baer. The movie is directed by Stephen Gaghan and produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik and Georgia Kacandes under the banner of Participant Media in collaboration with Section Eight Productions. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Gaghan described incidents from personal meetings and interviews with the most powerful oil owners, owners of media houses, lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians which were included in the film. Syriana features George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Mazhar Munir and Andres Perez-molina. The screenplay is written by Stephen Gaghan which is inspired from See No Evil by Robert Baer. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Alexandre Desplat. Cinematography was done by Robert Elswit and editing by Tim Squyres. The motion picture has a running time of 128 minutes. It was released on 9th February 2006. The Film was successful at box office. Syriana was made on a budget of $50 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $93 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures. At the 2006 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (George Clooney). In an interview with Charlie Rose, Gaghan described incidents from personal meetings and interviews with the most powerful oil owners, owners of media houses, lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians which were included in the film.