Sep 23, 2018
96 min
Full-HD

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

Canada Israel United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

Maven Screen Media Paper Chase Films Studio Mao Farcaster Films Imagination Park Entertainment Manhattan Productions Pia Pressure Pie Films

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

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