


When his brother gains the upper hand, Doss reaches for a brick and delivers a devastating blow to his head, knocking him unconscious. As a child, Doss and his brother are scrapping in the front yard as their boozed-up father (Hugo Weaving), a damaged WWI vet, watches on. Army as a medic despite his aversion to violence and refusal to touch a weapon.The genesis of Doss' steadfast beliefs comes early in life. His subject is Medal of Honor recipient and pacifist war hero Desmond Doss (winningly played by Andrew Garfield), a Seventh-day Adventist who joins the U.S. After a decade away from the director's chair, Mel Gibson makes his return with the unfortunately uneven war biopic Hacksaw Ridge.
