Hacksaw Ridge is scripted by Robert Schenkkan and Randall Wallace, the latter of whom worked with Gibson on Braveheart.
Doss, played by Garfield, was drafted into World War II at age 23.
“Hacksaw Ridge” was the name given the location of a particularly brutal two-week confrontation wherein United States troops faced off against Japanese soldiers on the rocky cliffs of Okinawa.
Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, he refused to kill or carry a weapon and, as such, became stationed as a medic.
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Official Trailer – “Believe” - Andrew Garfield