
Civic Duty(2006)
An American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9-11 world, receives a jolt when an unattached Islamic graduate student moves in next door.


“A scarring tale of white slavery, murder... and vengeance!”
Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidnapped by white slave king Cicero, after getting too close with her investigation. Now that she has escaped, she seeks revenge on Ciero

Nancy Allen
Jillian Grey

Ted Shackelford
Boone

Martin Landau
Cicero

Sal Landi
Gil

Michele Little
Lee

Gina Gershon
K.C.

Lotis Key
Sonya
Stacey Adams
Tina

Leo Martinez
Buddha
Angelo Castro Jr
Ricardo
Sweet Revenge is a adventure, drama, action, thriller film released in 1987. Directed by Mark Sobel, it stars Nancy Allen, Ted Shackelford, Martin Landau. Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidnapped by white slave king Cicero, after getting too close with her investigation. Now that she has escaped, she seeks revenge on Ciero
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