9 mei 2006

Film. It might be the greatest gift of art to human beings. We all know how a film is made: it is written, shot, edited, and then it can be screened and enjoyed by the people in theatres. But not many people know the role of a young man named Joni in the overall process mentioned above. He is the man behind the scene. He is the one who determines whether we can watch the movie in the theatre or not. He is a reel-delivery man.
One day though, it seems that the whole town is conspiring against him, making it difficult for him to deliver the last reel on time, just when he has something big at stake, a promise to the girl of his future. Joni has to deal with many eccentric characters, the small roads of Jakarta that are similar to a labyrinth, competing with time to fulfil his promise.

Regie Joko Anwar, Indonesie, 2005, Engels ondertiteld, speelfilm, 83 min.