Ben Affleck Had A Breakdown Filming The Way Back, Full Scene Was ‘Too Personal’ To Include In Movie

Ben Affleck has been open about his struggles with alcoholism throughout his career. The Way Back is, in many ways, a deeply personal film for the actor, who plays a high school basketball coach struggling with sobriety and attempting to piece his life back together. And, according to the director, one moment was so personal for Ben Affleck that he had a breakdown while filming it — and they could not include the full scene in the movie.

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