The name hacksaw ridge comes from hacksaw ridge, which is located in Maeda Highland near Naha in the south of the island, the main battlefield of Okinawa Campaign.

Brief introduction of hacksaw ridge:

Hacksaw Ridge is a war history film, which is jointly produced by Yi Xi Film and Kirin Film, directed by Mel Gibson and starring Andrew Garfield, sam worthington, luke bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffith and Vince Vaughn.

The film is adapted from the real experience of Desmond Doss, a private military doctor in World War II, and tells the legendary story that he refused to carry weapons to the battlefield and saved 75 comrades-in-arms in the battle of Okinawa with his bare hands.

The film was released in the United States on October 4th, 20 16/kloc-0, and in China on February 8th, 65438. 20 16 12 hacksaw ridge was selected as one of the top ten films of the American film society in 20 16; 20 17 won the best sound effect award at the 89th Academy Awards on February 27th.