A Terrible Kindness

In October 1966, nineteen-year-old William Lavery attends his first black-tie event when news breaks of a devastating landslide at a Welsh coal mine, burying a school in Aberfan. As an embalmer, William volunteers to assist, a decision that will force him to confront his own buried losses and threaten his personal happiness. His work amidst the tragedy becomes a journey of unexpected compassion, revealing how helping others can ultimately lead to self-healing.