Desmond Doss on the ridge
About the film
A war drama directed by Mel Gibson, starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey and Vince Vaughn.
The film is adapted from the true story of Desmond Doss, a World War II army medic who refused to carry a weapon into battle and saved 75 of his fellow soldiers with his bare hands at the Battle of Okinawa.
In December 2016 Hacksaw Ridge was named one of the American Film Institute's ten best films of the year. It won Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing at the 89th Academy Awards, and had grossed 180 million US dollars worldwide as of 15 March 2024.