Maps of Movies

Syriana (2005)

Where Syriana says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Casablanca played both Tehran and Beirut, and a Dubai resort played a Spanish estate.

Scenes and places

Tehran: the arms-dealer mission (2005)

Barnes is in Tehran on an assignment to kill two arms dealers. He sees one of two anti-aircraft missiles go missing, a loose end that follows him through the film.

Set in Tehran — Where CIA officer Bob Barnes is sent to kill two arms dealers. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Casablanca, Morocco — Casablanca stood in for Tehran (and Beirut), per the studio press kit. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Geneva: Woodman's base (2005)

Woodman works as an energy analyst in Geneva. His supervisor sends him to a private party hosted by the Emir, a chance to pitch his company's services.

Set in Geneva — Home base of American energy analyst Bryan Woodman. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Marbella: the Emir's estate (2005)

Woodman arrives at the Emir's party hoping to pitch his company. The Emir is ill and cannot speak with him, while the Emir's younger son shows Chinese oil executives around the grounds by remote camera.

Set in Marbella, Spain (the Emir's estate) — The Emir's private estate, where the party takes place; the estate's exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Geneva: the funeral (2005)

The Woodman family buries their son. The loss leads Prince Nasir to offer Woodman's company oil interests, the start of Woodman's link with the royal family.

Set in Geneva (funeral) — Where the Woodman family's funeral scene is set; the film's place for it is not stated in the sources.

Filmed at Cimetière des Rois, Geneva — Where Max Woodman's funeral was shot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Gulf kingdom: city and desert (2005)

Wasim and his father ride a bus to work at a Connex refinery and learn they have been laid off. Without company food and housing, they face deportation.

Set in Persian Gulf kingdom (unnamed) — The film's unnamed Gulf emirate, home to the Al-Subaai family and the Connex refinery.

Filmed at Dubai, UAE — The production filmed for four weeks in Dubai; the press kit gives no more exact places beyond the two resorts. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The meeting with Prince Nasir (2005)

Woodman meets Prince Nasir, who wants to spend oil money on reform. Woodman, first insulted by the oil-interest offer, slowly becomes his economic advisor.

Set in Persian Gulf kingdom (Nasir's meeting) — Where Prince Nasir meets Woodman; the story place is not named in the sources.

Beirut: safe passage (2005)

Barnes goes to Lebanon, gets safe passage from a Hezbollah leader and hires a mercenary named Mussawi. The man he trusts is working for someone else.

Set in Beirut — Where Barnes seeks clearance from a Hezbollah leader before a kidnap plan. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Casablanca, Morocco — Casablanca also stood in for Beirut. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Texas: oilman Danny Dalton (2005)

Lawyer Bennett Holiday follows a wire transfer back to Texas oilman Danny Dalton. Holiday tells Connex-Killen what he found, and they pretend not to have known.

Set in Texas — Home ground of oilman Danny Dalton; the scene's exact town is not stated in the sources.

Filmed at 777 Ranch, Hondo, Texas — The press kit names the 777 Ranch in Hondo; the coordinates are the town centre, not the ranch. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Washington: the Connex-Killen merger (2005)

Holiday, an associate at a Washington law firm, is assigned to make the merger look clean to the Justice Department. The DOJ pressures him to hand over names.

Set in Washington, D.C. — Base of the Whiting-Sloan law firm and the Department of Justice. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Washington, D.C. — Part of the film was shot in Washington, D.C.; the press kit names no building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Baltimore, Maryland — Scene not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Annapolis, Maryland — Scene not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Bob Barnes — A veteran CIA officer who speaks fluent Farsi and Arabic.
• Bryan Woodman — An American energy analyst based in Geneva.
• Bennett Holiday — A Washington law-firm associate handling the merger.
• Wasim — A young Pakistani migrant worker in the Gulf.
• Prince Nasir — The Emir's older son, who wants to diversify the economy.