Heval
2021•1h 46m•7.0•Released
Documentary
When a British-born actor abandons his Hollywood career to volunteer to Join the Kurdish YPG to fight ISIS in Syria, many see him as a selfless hero battling America's most insidious enemy. But others think he's a hot-tempered narcissist, staging a publicity stunt to further his career - and when his service ends, neither the UK nor the US welcome him back. Through incisive interviews with the actor, his supporters, his detractors, and top-tier experts - and featuring the actor's own jaw-dropping helmet-cam video of deadly battles with and interrogations of ISIS fighters - Heval gives viewers unprecedented access into a war against evil and one man's controversial role in it.
Director
Adam R. Wood
Writer
David O'Donnell
Languages
English, Kurdish
Studio
CuriosityStream
Cast
Michael Enright
self
Macer Gifford
self
Rojda Felat
herself
Manuel Roig-Franzia
self
Jim Dornan
self
Clay Lawton
self
Jordan Matson
self (archive footage)
William Denjoy
self
Arie Kruglanski
self
Production
Company
CuriosityStream
Company
Mafficking Pictures
Company
LINK Entertainment
Company
Jupiter Entertainment
Company
Sky Studios
Producer
Adam R. Wood
Producer
Matthew Einstein
Producer
Craig Scott Rosebraugh
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