The movie follows the story of Lisa Spinelli, a kindergarten teacher and poet fed up with her career, her oblivious husband and teenagee kids who largely ignore her. When she discovers that a five-year-old in her class may be a poetic prodigy, Lisa becomes fascinated and soon finds herself risking her career and family to nurture his talent.
This American drama film directed by Sara Colangelo is based on the 2014 Israeli film of the same name.
- Starring : Maggie Gyllenhaal / Parker Sevak / Anna Baryshnikov
- Genre : Drama
- Country : United States / Israel
- Language : English
- Director : Sara Colangelo
- Production : Pie Films / Farcaster Films / Imagination Park Entertainment / Liner Films / Manhattan Productions / Maven Pictures / PaperChase Films / Pia Pressure / Piapressure / Studio Mao
- Distributor : Netflix / Thunderbird Releasing / Filmarti / Splendid Film / StraDa Films / Alambique Destilaria de Ideias / Front Row Filmed Entertainment / Officine UBU
The Kindergarten Teacher movie
[ref: Thunderbird Releasing]
The Kindergarten Teacher release date
- January 19, 2018 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- June 13, 2018 : Australia (Sydney Film Festival)
- September 6, 2018 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- October 4, 2018 : USA (Hamptons International Film Festival)
- October 12, 2018 : USA
- October 12, 2018 : USA (Mill Valley Film Festival)
- March 8, 2019 : UK
The Kindergarten Teacher cast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lisa Spinelli
- Parker Sevak as Jimmy Roy
- Anna Baryshnikov as Meghan
- Rosa Salazar as Becca
- Michael Chernus as Grant Spinelli
- Gael García Bernal as Simon
- Ato Blankson-Wood as Justin
- Libya Pugh as Marianne
- Carter Kojima as Derek Bishop
- Jillian Panlilio as Jillian
- Noah Rhodes as Steven
- Daisy Tahan as Lainie
- Haley Murphy as Brittany
- Sam Jules as Josh Spinelli
- Carson Grant as Michael