Trailer: Gyllenhaal In “Kindergarten Teacher”

Netflix has released the official trailer for the psychological thriller “The Kindergarten Teacher” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and newcomer Parker Sevak.

Gyllenhaal plays a kindergarten teacher in Staten Island who yearns to live a life of art and intellectualism. When she overhears one of her five-year-old students reciting an original poem in her classroom, she is floored.

Convinced he is the equivalent of a young Mozart, she becomes obsessed with the child and embarks on a dangerous journey to nurture his talent. Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal co-star in the film which hits the streaming service October 12th.