Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play What does a scanner see?A Scanner Darkly is set in suburban Orange County California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs When one reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd where identities & loyalties are impossible to decode It is a cautionary tale of drug use based on the novel by Philip K Dick & his own experiences Like a graphic novel come to life A Scanner Darkly uses live action photography overlaid with an advanced animation process (interpolated rotoscoping) to create a haunting highly stylized vision of the future