The Kindergarten Teacher

Sep 23, 2018

1h 36m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Maven Screen Media

Paper Chase Films

Studio Mao

Farcaster Films

Imagination Park Entertainment

Manhattan Productions

Pia Pressure

Pie Films

The Kindergarten Teacher Trailers

Cast

Lisa Spinelli

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jimmy Roy

Parker Sevak

Simon

Gael García Bernal

Grant Spinelli

Michael Chernus

Becca

Rosa Salazar

Nikhil Roy

Ajay Naidu

Meghan

Anna Baryshnikov

Lainie Spinelli

Daisy Tahan

Josh Spinelli

Sam Jules

Sanjay Roy

Samrat Chakrabarti

Brittany

Haley Murphy

Krystal

Stefaniya Makarova

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