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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film directed by Mel Gibson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson) and written by Andrew Knight (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Knight_(writer)) and Robert Schenkkan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schenkkan) , based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscientious_Objector) .
SCENE: Battle Scene One (youtu.be/nD7aI9ZvVKk)
The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss) , an American pacifist combat medic who, as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind. Doss became the first conscientious objector (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector) to be awarded the Medal of Honor (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor) , for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa) . Andrew Garfield (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield) stars as Doss, with Sam Worthington (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington) , Luke Bracey (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Bracey) , Teresa Palmer (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Palmer) , Hugo Weaving (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Weaving) , Rachel Griffiths (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Griffiths) , and Vince Vaughn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Vaughn) in supporting roles.
The film was released in the United States on November 4, 2016, grossing $175.3 million worldwide and received largely positive reviews, with Gibson's direction and Garfield's performance earning notable praise. Hacksaw Ridge was chosen by the American Film Institute (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) as one of its top ten Movies of the Year,[6 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacksaw_Ridge#cite_note-6) and has received numerous awards and nominations. The film received six Oscar (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award) nominations at the 89th Academy Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards) , including Best Picture (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) , Best Director (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director) , Best Actor (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor) for Garfield and Best Sound Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing) , winning the awards for Best Sound Mixing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing) and Best Film Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing) .
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film directed by Mel Gibson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson) and written by Andrew Knight (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Knight_(writer)) and Robert Schenkkan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schenkkan) , based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conscientious_Objector) .
SCENE: Battle Scene One (youtu.be/nD7aI9ZvVKk)
The film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss) , an American pacifist combat medic who, as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refused to carry or use a weapon or firearm of any kind. Doss became the first conscientious objector (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector) to be awarded the Medal of Honor (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor) , for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa) . Andrew Garfield (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield) stars as Doss, with Sam Worthington (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington) , Luke Bracey (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Bracey) , Teresa Palmer (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Palmer) , Hugo Weaving (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Weaving) , Rachel Griffiths (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Griffiths) , and Vince Vaughn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Vaughn) in supporting roles.
The film was released in the United States on November 4, 2016, grossing $175.3 million worldwide and received largely positive reviews, with Gibson's direction and Garfield's performance earning notable praise. Hacksaw Ridge was chosen by the American Film Institute (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute) as one of its top ten Movies of the Year,[6 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacksaw_Ridge#cite_note-6) and has received numerous awards and nominations. The film received six Oscar (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award) nominations at the 89th Academy Awards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards) , including Best Picture (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) , Best Director (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director) , Best Actor (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor) for Garfield and Best Sound Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing) , winning the awards for Best Sound Mixing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing) and Best Film Editing (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing) .
