Chase Infiniti’s ‘The Julia Set’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics For U.S., International Territories

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired *The Julia Set*, Niki Byrne’s debut feature, for release in the United States and several international markets. The deal follows the film’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and puts Chase Infiniti, who stars as a gifted young mathematician, in a lead role in a drama expected to reach theatrical audiences.

The film is set in competitive mathematics and academia, where Julia Fischer enters an elite course leading to a demanding exam while becoming involved with her teaching assistant, Pascal. Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson play Pascal’s parents, and Anderson’s character helps Julia recognise an opportunity to shape her future. The acquired territories include the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and parts of Europe and Asia; financial terms were not disclosed.