Imagine a shop that for generations has sold all the accoutrements for the perfect suicide. This family business prospers in all its bleak misery, until the day it encounters joie de vivre in the shape of younger son, Alan.

What will become of The Suicide Shop in the face of Alan's relentless good cheer, optimism and determination to make the customers smile?

Watch a trailer of the new animated film here: http://niark.com/thesuicideshop/teaser.html

Cardinal Mazarin is dying - who will now guide the young Louis XIV? Court intrigue, a timeless mystery and a love story come together in this dazzling depiction of France in 1661.