Imagine a city so cold and gray and dreary that suicide is the only growth industry to be found. And imagine a family run shop - one stretching back for generations - catering to exactly that urge, selling all the tools and accessories you could possibly need to take your own life in any fashion imaginable. And then imagine the shop-owning family's dismay when a new baby arrives. A happy baby. A baby that makes everyone around him happy. The impact on the family business could be devastating.
This is the premise of Patrice Leconte's upcoming animated feature The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin Des Suicides). The deliciously tongue in cheek black comedy is due for release in spring of 2012 and they have just released a new, English language trailer for the film. Check it out below.