A 2004 documentary is the basis of Hacksaw Ridge.
The film was directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan , based on a 2004 documentary about Doss , and stars Andrew Garfield as Doss , with Sam Worthington , Luke Bracey , Teresa Palmer , Hugo Weaving , Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn in supporting roles .	Mel Gibson	Mel Gibson	Robert Schenkkan	Robert Schenkkan	Andrew Knight	Andrew Knight (writer)	Andrew Garfield	Andrew Garfield	Sam Worthington	Sam Worthington	Luke Bracey	Luke Bracey	Teresa Palmer	Teresa Palmer	Hugo Weaving	Hugo Weaving	Rachel Griffiths	Rachel Griffiths	Vince Vaughn	Vince Vaughn	documentary	The Conscientious Objector
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film about the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacifist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian , refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind .	biographical	biographical film	war	war film	drama film	drama film	World War II	World War II	Desmond Doss	Desmond Doss	pacifist	Pacifism	combat medic	combat medic	Seventh-day Adventist	Seventh-day Adventist Church	Christian	Christian
