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Heval

What really grabbed my interest was the complexity of Michael's need to get involved and...

Heval • 2021
What really grabbed my interest was the complexity of Michael's need to get involved and risk his life for people he'd never met

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What really grabbed my interest was the complexity
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of Michael's need to get involved
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and risk his life for people he'd never met.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
587
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:09
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CuriosityStream,Mafficking Pictures,LINK Entertainment,Jupiter Entertainment,Sky Studios

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Movie Summary

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.
It's what makes him an intriguing character. - Heval 00:05
It's what makes him an intriguing character.
I wanted to go and fight ISIS, - Heval 00:07
I wanted to go and fight ISIS,
So I needed to find out exactly who was on the ground. - Heval 00:05
So I needed to find out exactly who was on the ground.
The Kurdish military - Heval 00:06
The Kurdish military
They've done most of the fighting - Heval 00:05
They've done most of the fighting
The Kurds are often described as the largest ethnic group - Heval 00:06
The Kurds are often described as the largest ethnic group
I mean, right now there are about 30 odd million Kurds - Heval 00:10
I mean, right now there are about 30 odd million Kurds
When the struggle against Islamic State emerged in Syria, - Heval 00:12
When the struggle against Islamic State emerged in Syria,
(woman speaks in a foreign language) - Heval 00:09
(woman speaks in a foreign language)
And they were the men and women - Heval 00:05
And they were the men and women
These Kurdish freedom fighters, - Heval 00:17
These Kurdish freedom fighters,
The Kurdish fighting force, the YPG, - Heval 00:08
The Kurdish fighting force, the YPG,
(guns blast) - Heval 00:07
(guns blast)
The YPG seem to be willing to accept anybody - Heval 00:06
The YPG seem to be willing to accept anybody
While researching Michael's story, - Heval 00:21
While researching Michael's story,
And I wanted to volunteer, put my life on the line - Heval 00:12
And I wanted to volunteer, put my life on the line
This bad guy had surfaced, - Heval 00:06
This bad guy had surfaced,
The Americans and Europeans were supporting - Heval 00:06
The Americans and Europeans were supporting
But as for boots on the ground, - Heval 00:06
But as for boots on the ground,
And that's when I was able to start making moves - Heval 00:05
And that's when I was able to start making moves