The Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018 · 96 min · EN · R · 6.6 (314 votes)
Dir. Sara Colangelo · Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu · Music Asher Goldschmidt
Drama

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.

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A quiet, simmering intensity builds as a lonely teacher becomes dangerously fixated on a young student's prodigious talent. It's a deeply felt, unsettling character study that explores the dark side of artistic devotion and desperate yearning.

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