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Heval (2021)

2021-09-23 · 1h 46m · EN
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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.

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Adam R. WoodDirectorDavid O'DonnellWriter

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Michael EnrightMichael EnrightselfMacer GiffordMacer GiffordselfRojda FelatRojda FelatherselfManuel Roig-FranziaManuel Roig-FranziaselfJim DornanJim DornanselfClay LawtonClay LawtonselfJordan MatsonJordan Matsonself (archive footage)William DenjoyWilliam DenjoyselfArie KruglanskiArie Kruglanskiself

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ResistanceHollywoodIsis (daesh)TerrorismIraqSyriaWar zoneKurdistanYpg

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityResistance · Hollywood · Isis DaeshEmotional intensityWar ZoneDirector preference1545282Actor preference192145 · 1545281 · 1445069Country preferenceUs

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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.

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Heval has a runtime of 106 minutes.

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