Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights from Coproduction Office to Ulrich Seidl’s In The Basement.

The documentary premiered in Venice Film Festival last year and uncovers the secret lives and passions of a group of Austrian people.

Jon Gerrans of Strand Releasing brokered the deal with Philippe Bober of the Coproduction Office.

Strand plans a summer release. The distributor released Seidl’s Paradise: Trilogy in 2014.