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The consequences of the pursuit of wealth and power in the global oil industry.
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As a career CIA operative (Clooney) begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker (Damon) faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince (Siddig). A corporate lawyer (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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