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Summary

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.

Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lisa Spinelli

Parker Sevak

Jimmy Roy

Gael García Bernal

Simon

Michael Chernus

Grant Spinelli

Rosa Salazar

Becca

Ajay Naidu

Nikhil Roy

Anna Baryshnikov

Meghan

Daisy Tahan

Lainie Spinelli

Sam Jules

Josh Spinelli

Samrat Chakrabarti

Sanjay Roy

Haley Murphy

Brittany

Stefaniya Makarova

Krystal

Ato Blankson-Wood

Justin

Carson Grant

Michael

Clark Carmichael

Mr. Bishop

Aamira Martinez

Officer Marshall

Douglas Taurel

Officer Lugo

Nikhil Melnechuk

Poet

McManus Woodend

Poet

Libya Pugh

Marianne

Ashley August

Poet

Avery Ilardi

Kindergarten child

Kea Trevett

Gloria

Avishai Greenberg

Kindergarten student

Donovan Pierre Coleman

Kindergarten child

Gianna Jean

Daisy's Friend

Shyaporn Theerakulstit

Man at the Bowery

London Valentine

London

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Sara Colangelo

Writer

Nadav Lapid

Reviews

r96sk

March 3, 2022

8

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. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags.