Kristen Stewart admits 'violent' scenes involving incest and periods in new movie are 'hard to watch'

There's a brand-new A24 film that's just hit cinemas last week and people are going absolutely wild for it.

The flick, which stars Twilight's Kristen Stewart and bodybuilder Katy M. O'Brian, was first released in the UK on Friday (3 March).

It follows Lou (Stewart), a pretty reclusive gym manager, who ends up falling hard for an ambitious bodybuilder named Jackie (O'Brian) who is on her way to

Las Vegas to pursue her dream.

Kristen Stewart stars in the new romantic crime thriller. (A24)

However, their love soon leads to violence as the pair get pulled deeper and deeper into the web of Lou's criminal family.

The romantic crime thriller, directed by Rose Glass, also stars the likes of Ed Harris, Dave Franco and Anna Baryshnikov.

In case you haven't already guessed it, the film in question is none other than Love Lies Bleeding.

Check out the official trailer here:

Stewart, 34, has since opened up about what is was like on set and has admitted that the 'violent' scenes involving incest and periods in the film are 'hard to watch'.

"I think we were shocked that we could even get this made," the Hollywood A-lister told PORTER. "Because it's so weird.

"It’s violent and kind of irredeemable at times, but it makes you look; it’s scary. It’s confronting."

Talking some more about the film, which is based on the hard-hitting 2011 memoir, The Chronology of Water, by writer Lidia Yuknavitch, Stewart said: "It is about incest and periods and a woman violently repossessing her voice and body, and it is, at times, hard to watch ... but it’s gonna be a f*cking thrill ride."

Consider me sold.

Love Lies Bleeding already has an impressive 94 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes. (A24)

She added: "I think people would want to see that, but then ... I think maybe people wanna watch movies about, like, Jesus and dogs."

The Charlie's Angels actor added of her role in the movie: "I kind of feel like, in the most dramatic moments of your life, it does get hilarious. ... It’s an odd mix of tones.

"That’s why Rose is so f*cking good. You’d think that would be clunky."

It seems people are loving the film so far after Love Lies Bleeding climbed its way up to an impressive 94 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes which is one of her most highest-scoring movies on the reviews aggregate site.

Love Lies Bleeding is now available to watch in cinemas across the UK and has a rating of 15.