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If you’re going to make your feature film directorial debut, you can do a hell of a lot worse than finding a script written by Paul Schrader as your foundation. That’s exactly what director Bradley Bredeweg is doing with the upcoming film “Life From the Other Side.”

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According to Deadline, Bredeweg has optioned the script written by Schrader for “Life from the Other Side” as his feature directorial debut. Previously, the director had worked as the co-creator/writer/director on the YA Freeform series “The Fosters” and its spin-off “Good Trouble.” And while maybe this body of work does not quite line up with the kind of mature self-destructive screenplays Schrader is known to write, hey, a good script is a good script and Schrader knows how to write a really great script. So, perhaps Bredeweg will knock it out of the park?

“Life from the Other Side” tells the story of Emily, a 23-year-old Instagram influencer, and her friend Moussa “Mouse” Lafitte, a 35-year-old boxer and Algerian immigrant, as they attempt to survive in New York City. As mentioned, Emily, being a young Millennial influencer, is a hustler and does whatever it takes to make money. “Mouse” is her older bodyguard and driver.

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Obviously, if you’re a fan of The Playlist, you’re well aware of Schrader and his accolades. If not, well, suffice it to say that the screenwriter is one of the best in U.S. cinema history, with films like “Taxi Driver,” “American Gigolo,” “Raging Bull,” and “The Last Temptation of Christ” to his name. Just last year, Schrader also made a huge impact on the awards season with his film “First Reformed,” which landed him an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay.

No word on when we might see “Life from the Other Side” in theaters, but Bredeweg is reportedly eyeing an early 2020 production start date.