Civic Duty
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeff Renfroe
Written by	Andrew Joiner
Produced by	Andrew Lanter
Starring	Peter Krause Khaled Abol Naga Richard Schiff Kari Matchett Ian Tracey
Cinematography	Dylan Macleod
Edited by	Erik Hammarberg Jeff Renfroe
Music by	Terry Huud Eli Krantzberg
Distributed by	Freestyle Releasing
Release dates	April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) (Tribeca Film Festival) May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	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.

Plot

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

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."^[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]