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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Cast & Crew
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
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Reviews & Thoughts
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.
