Heval (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.
Director: Adam R. Wood
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Michael Enright as self |
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Macer Gifford as self |
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Rojda Felat as herself |
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Manuel Roig-Franzia as self |
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Jim Dornan as self |
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Clay Lawton as self |
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Jordan Matson as self (archive footage) |
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William Denjoy as self |
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Arie Kruglanski as self |
| Directing | Adam R. Wood | Director |
| Production | Craig Scott Rosebraugh | Producer |
| Production | Adam R. Wood | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Einstein | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Reardon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harrison Land | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Reid Russell | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Adam R. Wood | Editor |
| Editing | Lindsay Kralovetz | Editor |
| Editing | Scott Rosann | Editor |
| Editing | Nick Grahl | Editor |
| Writing | David O'Donnell | Writer |
| Production | David O'Donnell | Executive Producer |