Heval

Heval (2021)

23/09/2021
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. WoodDirector
  • David O'DonnellWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • resistance
  • iraq
  • hollywood
  • terrorism
  • kurdistan
  • syria
  • war zone
  • isis (daesh)
  • ypg

Top Billed Cast

Michael Enright

Michael Enright

self

Macer Gifford

Macer Gifford

self

Rojda Felat

Rojda Felat

herself

Manuel Roig-Franzia

self

Jim Dornan

self

Clay Lawton

self

Jordan Matson

self (archive footage)

William Denjoy

self

Arie Kruglanski

self

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