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The Kindergarten Teacher

6.520181h 36mReleased
Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date2018-09-23
Runtime1h 36m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanadaIsraelUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Keywords
poetry
kindergarten
child prodigy
teacher
remake
little boy
teacher student relationship
poetry reading
staten island, new york city

Videos

6 total
Trailer
Official UK trailer

Stream

Netflix
Netflix
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Cast & Crew

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

as Lisa Spinelli

Parker Sevak

Parker Sevak

as Jimmy Roy

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

as Simon

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

as Grant Spinelli

Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar

as Becca

Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu

as Nikhil Roy

Anna Baryshnikov

Anna Baryshnikov

as Meghan

Daisy Tahan

Daisy Tahan

as Lainie Spinelli

Sam Jules

as Josh Spinelli

Samrat Chakrabarti

Samrat Chakrabarti

as Sanjay Roy

Reviews

1
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r96sk

Mar 3, 2022

8/10

A strange one. <em>'The Kindergarten Teacher'</em> 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. …

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