Film

Heval

2021 · 1h 46m · Documentary

IMDb

6.4

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.

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

• Adam R. WoodDirector · Producer · Editor
• David O'DonnellWriter · Executive Producer
• Craig Scott RosebraughProducer
• Matthew EinsteinProducer
• Patrick ReardonExecutive Producer
• Harrison LandExecutive Producer
• Reid RussellDirector of Photography
• Lindsay KralovetzEditor
• Scott RosannEditor
• Nick GrahlEditor

"Heval" Offical Trailer (on Curiosity Stream ) 9.23.2021

Release date

September 23, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Documentary

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