Bruce Dern is making his feature directorial debut with the independent drama Hart's Location, according to Variety. He will also star for the first time with daughter Laura Dern and ex-wife Diane Ladd.

The film is set to be shot in Louisiana in February.

The story, written by Ashley Reed, centers on a daughter attempting to regain custody of her son and seeking out her father -- who left her when she was 3 years old. Reed, who had worked with Dern on a stage play called "Chicken," began developing Hart's Location three years ago with the goal of uniting the Derns in a project.

"It made sense for all of us to be in this project because a lot of the story turns on the things that you wish that you'd said to your family members," Dern told Variety.

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