Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson, based on the 2004 documentary: The Conscientious Objector. The film tells the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian who served as a combat medic in World War II. Doss refused to carry (or use) a weapon of any kind. Even still he saved the lives of 75 wounded soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa, one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

Doss’s story is a testament to the power of faith, courage, and compassion. He faced ridicule and persecution from his…