Heval

Heval

106 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2021

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.

Heval

106 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2021

Heval
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Jupiter Entertainment, CuriosityStream, LINK Entertainment, Sky Studios, Mafficking Pictures
Original title Heval
Directors Adam R. Wood
Writers David O'Donnell

Cast

Michael Enright

as self

Macer Gifford

as self

Rojda Felat

as herself

Jim Dornan

as self

Clay Lawton

as self

Jordan Matson

as self (archive footage)

William Denjoy

as self

Arie Kruglanski

as self