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The Kindergarten Teacher

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6.6/10 • 354

2018-09-23 • 1h 36m

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Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Directors
Sara Colangelo
Writters
Nadav Lapid
Editors
Nadav Lapid, Marc Vives

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  1. Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Lisa Spinelli

  2. Parker Sevak

    Parker Sevak

    Jimmy Roy

  3. Gael García Bernal

    Gael García Bernal

    Simon

  4. Michael Chernus

    Michael Chernus

    Grant Spinelli

  5. Rosa Salazar

    Rosa Salazar

    Becca

  6. Ajay Naidu

    Ajay Naidu

    Nikhil Roy

  7. Anna Baryshnikov

    Anna Baryshnikov

    Meghan

  8. Daisy Tahan

    Daisy Tahan

    Lainie Spinelli

  9. Sam Jules

    Sam Jules

    Josh Spinelli

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r96sk

Mar 3, 2022

8/10

A strange one. 'The Kindergarten Teacher' does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out and Maggie Gyllenhaal puts in a superb performance. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
poetrykindergartenchild prodigyteacherremakelittle boyteacher student relationshippoetry readingstaten island, new york city