Synopsis

On 21st October 1966, in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, the ‘tips’ (man-made hills of colliery waste) dangerously piled on top of a hidden stream, collapsed, sliding down onto the village below, killing 144 people in just a few minutes. The avalanche struck Pantglas Junior School, demolishing and engulfing the classrooms. 109 children and 5 teachers were killed.

Set 8 months after the Aberfan Disaster, The Revlon Girl tells the real-life story of a group of bereaved mothers who met every week, in a function room above the Aberfan hotel to talk, cry and even laugh without feeling guilt. At one of their meetings, they secretly arranged for a representative from Revlon to come and give them a talk on beauty tips.