Paprika invites viewers into a realm where fantasy and imagination intertwine, blending reality and dreams in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of visual brilliance. The story centers on a revolutionary machine that lets scientists enter and record a subject's dreams. When the device is stolen, a fearless detective and a brilliant therapist team up to retrieve it before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist. The film premiered at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.