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Director
  
Jeff Renfroe

Country
  
Canada United Kingdom United States

6.2/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) (Tribeca Film Festival) May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)

Civic Duty is a 2006 thriller film directed by Jeff Renfroe and starring Peter Krause, Khaled Abol Naga, Kari Matchett, and Richard Schiff.

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Plot

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The film is about an American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9/11 world, who receives a jolt when an unattached Islamic graduate student moves in next door.

Cast

  • Peter Krause as Terry Allen
  • Khaled Abol Naga as Gabe Hassan
  • Richard Schiff as FBI Agent Tom Hilary
  • Kari Matchett as Marla Allen
  • Ian Tracey as Lieutenant Randall Lloyd
  • Vanesa Tomasino as Bank Teller
  • Laurie Murdoch as Loan Officer
  • Michael Roberds as Post Office Clerk
  • Agam Darshi as Nurse
  • Mark Brandon as Night Anchor Bret Anderson
  • Brenda Crichlow as Day Anchor Tricia Wise
  • Val Cole as Morning Anchor Susan Harwood
  • Mark Docherty as News Reporter Chad Winslow
  • Michael St. John Smith as Legal Analyst
  • P. Lynn Johnson as Governor Bradley
  • Critical reception

    Richard Nilsen, film critic for The Arizona Republic, liked the film at times, but gave the film a mixed review. He wrote, "It does build up considerable suspense and tension; Renfroe has learned well from Hitchcock. And the final confrontation builds to a harrowing pitch. But that can't rescue the film from a silly, melodramatic finish."

    Gabe Hassan (played by actor Khaled Abol Naga, who is a star in his native Egypt, perhaps the most handsome would-be modern day terrorist ever) gives an inspired performance as the terrorist / grad student who challenges the lunatic (Peter Krause) that has him captive and effectively glides over a range of emotions

    References

    Civic Duty (film) Wikipedia