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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.

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Adam R. Wood

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

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If someone has self-respect and shows you respect, - Heval

If someone has self-respect and shows you respect,

So I was committed to this fight - Heval

So I was committed to this fight

I mean, I never wanted to go home until we'd taken Raqqa - Heval

I mean, I never wanted to go home until we'd taken...

That's like you invade in England and you take London. - Heval

That's like you invade in England and you take London.

But by the end of 2015, we hadn't taken Raqqa. - Heval

But by the end of 2015, we hadn't taken Raqqa.

We'd been in a sort of hold - Heval

We'd been in a sort of hold

So I had already completed my six months tour. - Heval

So I had already completed my six months tour.

So I thought this would be a good time to take a break, - Heval

So I thought this would be a good time to take a break,

And then my plan was I'd come back - Heval

And then my plan was I'd come back

When Michael flies to Mexico, - Heval

When Michael flies to Mexico,

That he has been living in the United States - Heval

That he has been living in the United States

And he has to figure out a way to come back home. - Heval

And he has to figure out a way to come back home.

He figures that the San Ysidro border crossing - Heval

He figures that the San Ysidro border crossing

And he figures that he can do what he always does, - Heval

And he figures that he can do what he always does,

I was stopped at the border - Heval

I was stopped at the border

And I remember an immigration officer, a young guy, - Heval

And I remember an immigration officer, a young guy,

And he said, "What is this?" - Heval

And he said, "What is this?"

You got footage of dead people on your phone." - Heval

You got footage of dead people on your phone."

(dramatic music) - Heval

(dramatic music)

And he is put in one of these horrible detention centers, - Heval

And he is put in one of these horrible detention centers,

And it is there that he says that he had - Heval

And it is there that he says that he had

I remember there was one interview - Heval

I remember there was one interview

And she said, you know, she'd try and help me solve, - Heval

And she said, you know, she'd try and help me solve,

Michael says that he was given this extraordinary offer. - Heval

Michael says that he was given this extraordinary offer.

An offer to have his immigration problems disappear - Heval

An offer to have his immigration problems disappear

And they said, you know, "If you can help us - Heval

And they said, you know, "If you can help us

She is the woman that he says offered him this amazing deal. - Heval

She is the woman that he says offered him this amazing deal.

There's no paper documentation of that. - Heval

There's no paper documentation of that.

The question is whether it's his naivete - Heval

The question is whether it's his naivete

It all hinges on his great motivation to be recognized. - Heval

It all hinges on his great motivation to be recognized.

What the woman was suggesting to him, - Heval

What the woman was suggesting to him,

So that's when I decided to return to Syria - Heval

So that's when I decided to return to Syria

And the next thing I knew I was being put on a plane - Heval

And the next thing I knew I was being put on a plane

And then there was this other really crazy thing - Heval

And then there was this other really crazy thing

And that was that his deportation - Heval

And that was that his deportation

That he was flown to England by three - Heval

That he was flown to England by three

To me, that sounded really off the charts. - Heval

To me, that sounded really off the charts.

That checked out, that was something - Heval

That checked out, that was something

I spent some time with my family - Heval

I spent some time with my family

(Michael speaks a foreign language) - Heval

(Michael speaks a foreign language)

(dramatic music) - Heval

(dramatic music)

But also, that was an ingredient in it. - Heval

But also, that was an ingredient in it.

We just found this, which is obviously some type of mine. - Heval

We just found this, which is obviously some type of mine.

This is what they designed for their training center. - Heval

This is what they designed for their training center.

I wanted to search for intelligence - Heval

I wanted to search for intelligence

I went to fight at the front - Heval

I went to fight at the front

I got back from the front, went on to check my Facebook - Heval

I got back from the front, went on to check my Facebook

Jordan Matson said Michael was unstable. - Heval

Jordan Matson said Michael was unstable.

That the Kurds did not like him - Heval

That the Kurds did not like him

They tried putting him in four different actual combat, - Heval

They tried putting him in four different actual combat,

And he was systematically kicked out of each one - Heval

And he was systematically kicked out of each one

When you go into an army you get close - Heval

When you go into an army you get close

Jordan Matson is one of the more interesting - Heval

Jordan Matson is one of the more interesting

They really put him up there. - Heval

They really put him up there.

(upbeat music) - Heval

I was looking for a way to join - Heval

I was looking for a way to join

And I decided if my government - Heval

And I decided if my government

Me and several others are gonna stay here - Heval

Me and several others are gonna stay here

The YPG have been using him - Heval

The YPG have been using him

And they even gave him the nickname Captain Kurdistan, - Heval

And they even gave him the nickname Captain Kurdistan,

Beating the Islamic State required - Heval

Beating the Islamic State required

And the United States was not willing to do that, - Heval

And the United States was not willing to do that,

Jordan, he was the first one that actually recommended - Heval

Jordan, he was the first one that actually recommended

He really, really, really has been essential - Heval

He really, really, really has been essential

He had 30,000 fans following him on Facebook. - Heval

He had 30,000 fans following him on Facebook.

And hundreds and hundreds of people - Heval

And hundreds and hundreds of people

The Daily Mail and other newspapers wrote - Heval

The Daily Mail and other newspapers wrote

And then I read the articles - Heval

And then I read the articles

They have these accusations by Matson, they were a lot - Heval

They have these accusations by Matson, they were a lot

And it was clear to me that you really gotta step through - Heval

And it was clear to me that you really gotta step through

Right now, basically from what I'm told - Heval

Right now, basically from what I'm told

I had heard that some people were thinking, - Heval

I had heard that some people were thinking,

We ended up talking to all of these people - Heval

We ended up talking to all of these people

This is a really kind of eclectic group - Heval

This is a really kind of eclectic group

Some of these people think that he was not sincere - Heval

Some of these people think that he was not sincere

So this is my first day, Heval, here, camera here, no. - Heval

So this is my first day, Heval, here, camera here, no.

Even among his fellow volunteers, - Heval

Even among his fellow volunteers,

They thought maybe he was trying to enhance his career, - Heval

They thought maybe he was trying to enhance his career,

Move from being the supporting cast in the movie - Heval

Move from being the supporting cast in the movie

Are you filming? - Heval

Are you filming?

The accusation would have been, - Heval

The accusation would have been,

Surviving in being a successful Hollywood actor, - Heval

Surviving in being a successful Hollywood actor,

I think throughout history you can find foreign fighters - Heval

I think throughout history you can find foreign fighters

There are always incentives for people, - Heval

There are always incentives for people,

There are stories of people that joined the YPG - Heval

There are stories of people that joined the YPG

Some people come with diaries and GoPros - Heval

Some people come with diaries and GoPros

I was given the task by Michael Enright - Heval

I was given the task by Michael Enright

A GoPro camera that was able to shoot - Heval

A GoPro camera that was able to shoot

And this camera was just absolutely crucial - Heval

And this camera was just absolutely crucial

(kids yell) - Heval

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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.

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Director: Adam R. Wood

Writer: David O'Donnell

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

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 6.4

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Released: 23 Sep 2021

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