Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a New York kindergarten teacher whose teenage children are more interested in their phones than in any personal interaction. She also doesn't feel connected to her husband. She attends a weekly poetry class and realizes that she doesn't excel in that either.
One day, she hears her five-year-old student Jimmy (Parker Sevak) reciting a deep and soulful poem that is way beyond his capability. She immediately writes it down, shocked at how such a young kid can compose something that's incredibly genius.
Lisa is further distraught when she realizes Jimmy doesn't have a mother and that his father is largely absent from his life. Afraid that society will crush his creativity, Lisa becomes obsessed with him and crosses a line.
Cast: | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus, Gael García Bernal |
Director: | Sara Colangelo |
Studio: | Netflix |
Producer(s): | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Celine Rattray, Talia Kleinhendler, Trudie Styler, Osnat Handelsman-Keren |
Writer(s): | Sara Colangelo |
Official Site: | netflix.com/ca/title/80240972 |