Hacksaw Ridge
R · 2016 ‧ War/Drama ‧ 2h 19m
The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds. Doss was drafted and ostracized by fellow soldiers for his pacifist stance but went...
Release date: November 4, 2016 (USA)
Director: Mel Gibson
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment, and Icon Productions
Location: southern Okinawa
Based on: The Conscientious Objector; by Terry Benedict
Box office: $180.5 million
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During World War II, Army medic and conscientious objector Desmond Doss becomes an unlikely hero on an Okinawa battlefield without bearing arms.