Hacksaw Ridge star Andrew Garfield defends controversial director Mel Gibson after having a positive experience on set. Released in 2016, the World War II movie stars Garfield as pacifist Army medic Desmond T. Doss, who became the first soldier to receive a Medal of Honor despite not firing his rifle. Hacksaw Ridge, which was well-received by critics and audiences, features Gibson in the director’s chair, years after the movie star was widely criticized for an anti-Semitic rant that was caught on camera during a 2006 arrest.