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The Kindergarten Teacher( 2018)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maggie Gyllenhaal

      Lisa Spinelli

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      Parker Sevak

      Jimmy Roy

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      Gael García Bernal

      Simon

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      Michael Chernus

      Grant Spinelli

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      Rosa Salazar

      Becca

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      Ajay Naidu

      Nikhil Roy

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      Anna Baryshnikov

      Meghan

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      Daisy Tahan

      Lainie Spinelli

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      Sam Jules

      Josh Spinelli

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      Samrat Chakrabarti

      Sanjay Roy

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      Haley Murphy

      Brittany

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      Stefaniya Makarova

      Krystal

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      Ato Blankson-Wood

      Justin

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      Carson Grant

      Michael

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      Clark Carmichael

      Mr. Bishop

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      Aamira Martinez

      Officer Marshall

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      Douglas Taurel

      Officer Lugo

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      Nikhil Melnechuk

      Poet

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      McManus Woodend

      Poet

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      Libya Pugh

      Marianne

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      Ashley August

      Poet

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      Avery Ilardi

      Kindergarten child

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      Kea Trevett

      Gloria

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      Avishai Greenberg

      Kindergarten student

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      Donovan Pierre Coleman

      Kindergarten child

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      Gianna Jean

      Daisy's Friend

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      Shyaporn Theerakulstit

      Man at the Bowery

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      London Valentine

      London

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Thu Mar 03 2022
    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....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • poetry
    • kindergarten
    • child prodigy
    • teacher
    • remake
    • little boy
    • teacher student relationship
    • poetry reading
    • staten island, new york city