EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Alba, Casey Affleck Defend Gruesome Violence In Their New Film

Jessica Alba walked out of her graphically violent movie Killer Inside Me when it premiered at Sundance this January, and she skipped it again at the Tribeca Film Fesitval premiere Tuesday night – but showed up with costar Casey Affleck after the screening for a Q&A.

Alba plays a prostitute in a 1950s Texas town whose face is savagely beaten into “hamburger meat” by the local sheriff, played by Casey Affleck. The lengthy scene is a horrifying one, as the camera doesn’t cut away from the brutal barrage of blows, eliciting gasps from the audience, as Alba’s beautiful face is literally ripped apart.