Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

Heval

Explore interviews with Michael, his supporters and his detractors with the actor's own helmet-cam video of deadly battles with and interrogations of ISIS fighters.

Director

Adam R. Wood

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

CuriosityStream,Mafficking Pictures,LINK Entertainment,Jupiter Entertainment,Sky Studios

Awards

N/A

Cast information not available.

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 679 Clips

ISIS in that part of the world is called Daesh. - Heval

ISIS in that part of the world is called Daesh.

You know, a lot of war is doing nothing. - Heval

You know, a lot of war is doing nothing.

It's hour after hour, day after day, week after week - Heval

It's hour after hour, day after day, week after week

Most of the time you weren't on some sort of offensive. - Heval

Most of the time you weren't on some sort of offensive.

You were slowly taking ground and holding it. - Heval

You were slowly taking ground and holding it.

And that was the majority of the experience. - Heval

And that was the majority of the experience.

So, we're gonna try and see if we can find some food. - Heval

So, we're gonna try and see if we can find some food.

Oh, well, if you can't go through the door, - Heval

Oh, well, if you can't go through the door,

And I remember going in one store and I saw a mirror. - Heval

And I remember going in one store and I saw a mirror.

And it was like, whoa, yes! - Heval

And it was like, whoa, yes!

"Saving Private Ryan," I've watched it about 50 times. - Heval

"Saving Private Ryan," I've watched it about...

I've only got two films downloaded, "Saving Private Ryan" - Heval

I've only got two films downloaded, "Saving...

I like your style Tommy, I like your style. - Heval

I like your style Tommy, I like your style.

Do you know when you're at war, most of your time - Heval

Do you know when you're at war, most of your time

You're doing absolutely nothing, you know, for a long time. - Heval

You're doing absolutely nothing, you know, for a long...

And then you get the word, you know - Heval

And then you get the word, you know

(guns blast) - Heval

The first time I got shot at, that was a trip. - Heval

The first time I got shot at, that was a trip.

We had Daesh completely surrounded - Heval

We had Daesh completely surrounded

(guns blast) - Heval

We were shooting back and forth and then. - Heval

We were shooting back and forth and then.

(gun blasts) - Heval

That was the first time that had happened, - Heval

That was the first time that had happened,

But the adrenaline was in and I was so angry - Heval

But the adrenaline was in and I was so angry

And I just went.
(gun blasts) - Heval

And I just went. (gun blasts)

Sometimes the best way to kill an enemy - Heval

Sometimes the best way to kill an enemy

Then call in air support from the Americans, the Brits, - Heval

Then call in air support from the Americans, the Brits,

(guns blast)
(bomb blasts) - Heval

(guns blast) (bomb blasts)

Why would you go be an insurgent - Heval

Why would you go be an insurgent

There's gotta be something else that's motivating people - Heval

There's gotta be something else that's motivating...

I think Michael's psychological state at the time - Heval

I think Michael's psychological state at the time

The clarity of purpose, - Heval

The clarity of purpose,

The common theme that I encountered - Heval

The common theme that I encountered

Motivation, motivation, motivation, - Heval

Motivation, motivation, motivation,

Michael Enright had this motivation - Heval

Michael Enright had this motivation

Despite the hedonistic life that he had in Hollywood, - Heval

Despite the hedonistic life that he had in Hollywood,

The motivation for significance, to matter, to be somebody. - Heval

The motivation for significance, to matter, to be somebody.

Michael is the product, by his own account, - Heval

Michael is the product, by his own account,

He describes his father as a tough guy, abusive. - Heval

He describes his father as a tough guy, abusive.

I first met Michael at a really young age. - Heval

I first met Michael at a really young age.

Growing up in Manchester was extremely violent - Heval

Growing up in Manchester was extremely violent

Sometimes my dad would black my eye, - Heval

Sometimes my dad would black my eye,

I would be crying from the emotional pain of that happening. - Heval

I would be crying from the emotional pain of that happening.

Somebody who loved you, who was supposed to protect you - Heval

Somebody who loved you, who was supposed to protect you

Michael's father like mine beat him severely. - Heval

Michael's father like mine beat him severely.

I think that's one of the reasons - Heval

I think that's one of the reasons

And also being there for people who are vulnerable, - Heval

And also being there for people who are vulnerable,

Michael Enright, his father punished him. - Heval

Michael Enright, his father punished him.

He wanted to show that he's just as tough, - Heval

He wanted to show that he's just as tough,

He adapted an ideology of protection, - Heval

He adapted an ideology of protection,

That was one of the biggest reasons I'd gone - Heval

That was one of the biggest reasons I'd gone

These Daesh fighters we're bidding on - Heval

These Daesh fighters we're bidding on

I used to keep that on my phone - Heval

I used to keep that on my phone

That's who we're going for, that's who we're going for. - Heval

That's who we're going for, that's who...

So I was ready, I was absolutely ready. - Heval

So I was ready, I was absolutely ready.

(men yell)
(dramatic music) - Heval

(men yell) (dramatic music)

I mean, I don't ever wanna pick up a gun, - Heval

I mean, I don't ever wanna pick up a gun,

So I'm thankful to whoever did pick up guns to defeat them. - Heval

So I'm thankful to whoever did pick up guns to defeat...

Band of brothers, this idea of band of brothers - Heval

Band of brothers, this idea of band of brothers

As far as my experience, as far as it comes to the YPG, - Heval

As far as my experience, as far as it comes to the YPG,

Remember Michael is someone that wasn't appreciated - Heval

Remember Michael is someone that wasn't appreciated

And this family is a family of heroes. - Heval

And this family is a family of heroes.

There was one person who became really close to me. - Heval

There was one person who became really close to me.

And he put me under his wing. - Heval

And he put me under his wing.

This is Heval Ciya, but he's also known as a rap star. - Heval

This is Heval Ciya, but he's also known as a rap star.

(Ciya raps in a foreign language) - Heval

(Ciya raps in a foreign language)

And he was so funny because we'd be on the front - Heval

And he was so funny because we'd be on the front

So we're waiting for, here we are. - Heval

So we're waiting for, here we are.

(Michael speaks in a foreign language) - Heval

(Michael speaks in a foreign language)

(mortar explodes) - Heval

(mortar explodes)

(mortar blasts) - Heval

(mortar blasts)

Mr. Cool, Cool Hand Luke, he was just like Robert Duvall - Heval

Mr. Cool, Cool Hand Luke, he was just like Robert Duvall

(mortar blasts) - Heval

(mortar blasts)

So, everybody knew Ciya - Heval

So, everybody knew Ciya

He was one of those commanders - Heval

He was one of those commanders

Our commanders that's one of the best things - Heval

Our commanders that's one of the best things

One thing that a lot of people don't know about the YPG - Heval

One thing that a lot of people don't know about the YPG

And they called it a feminist revolution, it really was. - Heval

And they called it a feminist revolution, it really was.

Up to that point, I always thought that women - Heval

Up to that point, I always thought that women

And it's like, if someone's gonna take a risk - Heval

And it's like, if someone's gonna take a risk

And then, you meet the YPJ - Heval

And then, you meet the YPJ

Because all of a sudden those thoughts just leave you - Heval

Because all of a sudden those thoughts just leave you

(machine gun blasts) - Heval

(machine gun blasts)

And I was hiding in the dirt because I was terrified. - Heval

And I was hiding in the dirt because I was terrified.

And I can remember turning to my left - Heval

And I can remember turning to my left

And I can remember being shamed by it, - Heval

And I can remember being shamed by it,

Because the Islamic State believed that if they were - Heval

Because the Islamic State believed that if they were

They wouldn't get the 72 virgins that was due them. - Heval

They wouldn't get the 72 virgins that was due them.

(woman speaks in a foreign language) - Heval

(woman speaks in a foreign language)

I think one of the reasons why I had a bond - Heval

I think one of the reasons why I had a bond

Heval poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Explore interviews with Michael, his supporters and his detractors with the actor's own helmet-cam video of deadly battles with and interrogations of ISIS fighters.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Adam R. Wood

Writer: David O'Donnell

Production: CuriosityStream,Mafficking Pictures,LINK Entertainment,Jupiter Entertainment,Sky Studios

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Sep 2021

Awards: N/A

Homepage: