JLN. PINTAS is a fiction that revolves around the character of Bakar, a young graduate degree in engineering, also the eldest in the family (whose father left the family), came to Kuala Lumpur from a village to try his luck in the exercise of his responsibility to the family-mother and a sister.

By taking a shortcut (which also the meaning of the title), we see the character of a typical ordinary young man, who became a victims of delusional promises of Kuala Lumpur. Tracing the course of a one-day journey of his life – from morning to evening, about him attending an interview. Without realising it, we saw a life of a man caught between hopes and responsibilities. Finally, due to the fact, his dreams had turned into a revenge fantasy.

Bakar, who always leave his choice of life linger in his mind, deliberately producing the probabilities and risks from every options that he will make. And finally, Bakar (who also represents us), left in his confusion state of mind. Are we being too stupid and dumb, or is it the destiny of life we are living in?

Running time: 72 minutes