Heval (2021)

  • NR
  • 09/23/2021 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 46m

Overview

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.

Adam R. Wood

Director

David O'Donnell

Writer

Cast

Michael Enright's headshot

Michael Enright

self
Macer Gifford's headshot

Macer Gifford

self
Rojda Felat's headshot

Rojda Felat

herself
Manuel Roig-Franzia's headshot

Manuel Roig-Franzia

self
Jim Dornan's headshot

Jim Dornan

self
Clay Lawton's headshot

Clay Lawton

self
Jordan Matson's headshot

Jordan Matson

self (archive footage)
William Denjoy's headshot

William Denjoy

self

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