Mel Gibson signs with Thou Shalt Not Kill a masterpiece of cinema. This atypical war film is actually based on a true story.
Thou shalt not kill appear as a UFO in the genre of war films. Tracing the journey of Desmond Doss, a soldier who entered World War II with one goal:not to kill . The work of the director is taken from a true story, a soldier who notably saved 75 people during the famous battle of Okinawa.
In 2016, Mel Gibson's wartime work was released on the big screen who will glean two Oscars for his film:that of the best sound mixing and the best editing. The director trusted Andrew Garfield, building on his success with The Amazing Spiderman , to star:conscientious objector and man of faith Desmond Doss . The synopsis of the film takes up the true story of a character who actually served in the American army. An employee with a particular leitmotif:go to war, but do not carry a weapon on the battlefield .
Noble and difficult cause that he will bring to Japan during the mythical battle of Okinawa. Born in 1919 in Virginia, the nurse will save a total of fifty soldiers, the army will count him a hundred. Finally, the number of 75 lives saved will be kept . He treated and lowered wounded soldiers from the cliff to safety. He was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.
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The man of faith, however, was injured during his saving descents. His legs and one of his arms were hit. Demobilized in 1946 , he spent several years in care after having tuberculosis. He died in 2006.
If the film is taken from his story, several points of Mel Gibson's work nevertheless remain pure fiction. The meeting with his wife did not take place in a hospital. The central military operation that takes place in the film is not Desmond Doss' first, as Ciné Série reports.
You shall not kill is broadcast this Monday, November 8 in the evening on France 3.
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