The Kindergarten Teacher | |
Native Name: | Haganenet |
Director: | Nadav Lapid |
Music: | Michael Emet |
Cinematography: | Shai Goldman |
Editing: | Era Lapid |
Runtime: | 119 minutes |
Language: | Hebrew |
The Kindergarten Teacher (Hebrew: הגננת) is a 2014 film by Israeli writer and film director Nadav Lapid.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, of critic reviews of the film are positive, with the average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "The Kindergarten Teachers crypticness can needlessly feel like homework, but Nadav Lapid's provocative direction and committed performances give this tale of mentorship and possession a disquieting sting".[1] On Metacritic, the film has the weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 12 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] The New York Times called it, "self-assured, remarkably powerful".[3] [4]
The Kindergarten Teacher won the $20,000 prize for new talent at the Taipei Film Festival.[5] Lead actress Sarit Larry received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Silver Peacock Award at the 45th International Film Festival of India.[6]
The film was remade in 2018 as the English-language film The Kindergarten Teacher.