Syriana

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Topic: Syriana

Posted By: rami
Subject: Syriana
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 3:41pm

Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem

assalamu alaikum

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/syriana/ - Plot Summary for http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/syriana/ - Syriana

From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for Traffic, comes Syriana, a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative (George Clooney) begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker (Matt Damon) faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig). A corporate lawyer (Jeffrey Wright) faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager (Mazhar Munir) falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.

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I highly recomend this film, it portrays a very accurate (in my opinion) image of the plight the middle east and the muslim world is in.

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Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.

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Posted By: herjihad
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 4:22pm

Bismillah,

Thanks, Brother Rami, for the recommendation!

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Al-Hamdulillah (From a Married Muslimah) La Howla Wa La Quwata Illa BiLLah - There is no Effort or Power except with Allah's Will.

Posted By: ZEA J
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 11:17pm

is the movie out yet on DVD?

i would love to watch it

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