The Kindergarten Teacher

Nadav Lapid’s THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, following on the heels of his breakthrough debut Policeman, is the story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ultimately consumed by the poetic genious of her five-year-old student. As the titular protagonist, Nira, discovers that her young student, Yoav, has an otherwordly talent for language and poetry, she slowly and progressively becomes interested in cultivating the child’s gift. But when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy in an attempt to protect his primal talent before he passes from boyhood to adolescence.