# The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

> A New York kindergarten teacher’s reverence for a young student’s poetry curdles into an unsettling struggle over talent, control, and personal purpose.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/336458

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Sara Colangelo
- Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6952960/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: unsettling, intimate, morally ambiguous, thoughtful movie night, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A teacher's passion for poetry leads her down a dark path of obsession.

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