Angelina Jolie - Angelina Jolie 'smothered' Kids With Love

Angelina Jolie has revealed she ''smothered'' her kids with love while filming her new movie because the subject matter was so harrowing.

Angelina Jolie "smothered" her kids with love while filming her harrowing new movie.

The actress's directorial debut 'In The Land of Blood And Honey' is set during the Bosnian conflict and Angelina admitted she was more protective of her children with partner Brad Pitt - Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, five, and twins Knox and Vivienne, three - after filming some of the more brutal scenes.

She explained to the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "They liked to visit the set and play in the fake snow, but there were many days when they couldn't come because we were filming scenes that weren't appropriate for children.

"But whenever I called cut and we had a break, the kids would come and play soccer with the cast and we'd all laugh because they brought levity and love to something that was so dark. I was always so happy to see them I probably smothered them with love because of the subject matter I was dealing with."

Angelina - who is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - also admitted she sometimes can't sleep at night because she worries about people suffering all over the world.

She said: "If I wasn't able to somehow bring attention to issues when I go to other countries, it would weigh on me heavily. I have moments when I burst out crying and I don't know why and sometimes I can't sleep at nights but at least I feel I can do something to be part of the solution."