Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Trailer Here is the first HACKSAW RIDGE trailer! The film, directed by Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Apocalypto), stars Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, and Rachel Griffiths. HACKSAW RIDGE will be released in theaters on November 4. WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.