The Butterfly Effect

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Such minor changes, such huge consequences.

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.

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Alternative Titles

Efect de fluture, Efekat leptira, Efekt Metelyka, Efektŭt na peperudata, To fainómeno tis petaloúdas, Effekt babochki, Batafurai efekuto, Nabi hyogwa, Butterfly Effect, Efeito Borboleta, Pillangó-hatás, Эффект бабочки, Kelebek Etkisi, L'Effet papillon, Perhosvaikutus, 蝴蝶效应, El efecto mariposa, Osudový dotek, Efekt Motyla, Ефекат лептира, เปลี่ยนตาย...ไม่ให้ตาย, Το φαινόμενο της πεταλούδας, אפקט הפרפר, Zbor de fluture, バタフライ・エフェクト, 나비효과, Učinek metulja, Ефектът на пеперудата, 蝴蝶效應, Ефект метелика, El Efecto Mariposa, Drugio efektas, 連鎖蝶變, Osudový dotyk, Tauriņa efekts, Domino efekt, Liblikaefekt, პლეპლის ეფექტი, Fiðrilda áhrifin, Kapalak effekti, Эфект матыля, اثر پروانه ای, Hiệu Ứng Cánh Bướm, نظرية تأثير الفراشة, La papilia efekto

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