Los Angeles-based StrandReleasing is in advanced talks to pick up US domestic rights to Argentineandrama Smokers Only (VagonFumador). The directorial debut offilm editor Veronica Chen narrates the story of a disillusioned young womanwho finds friendship with a male street hustler in Buenos Aires. SmokersOnly made its world debut at Venicelast September.

Strand co president JonGerrans has been tracking the film ever since Smokers co producer Don Ranvaud showed him a rough cutduring the Montreal Festival last year.

The film will make its USdebut at Sundance where it will participate in the World Cinema sidebar andcompete for the festival's Best Latin American Feature prize. Chen willbe at Sundance to promote the film.