A young man's journey into his past to alter tragic events creates a ripple of bleak consequences.
Suspenseful and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.
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A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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