| Civic Duty | |
| Director: | Jeff Renfroe |
| Producer: | Andrew Lanter |
| Starring: | Peter Krause Khaled Abol Naga Richard Schiff Kari Matchett Ian Tracey |
| Music: | Terry Huud Eli Krantzberg |
| Cinematography: | Dylan Macleod |
| Editing: | Erik Hammarberg Jeff Renfroe |
| Distributor: | Freestyle Releasing |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Language: | English |
Civic Duty is a 2006 thriller film directed by Jeff Renfroe and starring Peter Krause, Khaled Abol Naga, Kari Matchett, and Richard Schiff.
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.
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."[1]
Gabe Hassan (played by actor Khaled Abol Naga, who is a star in his native Egypt,[2] perhaps the most handsome would-be modern day terrorist ever[3]) 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[4]