Bene Dion Presents Odd Even Films To Jakarta

Actor, producer and director Ganjil Even during a press conference (Ivan Two Putra/VOI)

JAKARTA - After a big success with the film Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap in 2022, Bene Dion returned as a director with the latest film entitled Odd Even. Unlike the previous film with comedy drama genres, this MD Pictures film has a romantic comedy genre.

Not only about the genre, Bene Dion said Ganjil Even was offered to the people in the capital Jakarta. "The Negeri-Ngeri Sedap is offered more for locality. If it's odd, it's for the people of the capital in Jakarta," said Bene Dion during a press conference at Epicentrum, South Jakarta, Wednesday, June 21.

Therefore, Bene tries to show many aspects of people's daily lives in Jakarta. He wants to show the joy that can be presented from several places in Jakarta.

"I want to show how people live in Jakarta, how can they enjoy living in Jakarta. So if you pay attention, there are many fun places that I try to take pictures of in this film," said Bene.

The filmmaker who was born in Tanah Batak also expressed his happiness at being able to direct Ganjil Even. Not only because of a genre that he has never worked on, Bene admits to being an admirer of the work of Almira Bastari, the author of the novel Ganjil Even.

Previously, I had read the novel Almira, and when asked to direct Odd Even, I was very happy. Moreover, the story here is a love story for an adult, so there are also stories that are similar to my personal experience," he said.

Meanwhile, Manoj Punjabi as the producer said he was happy, finally being able to work with Bene Dion. After the director successfully went international with Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap, he believed Ganjil Even would also gain success.

"Actually, we have been in a contract with Bene since three years ago. But I think now the timing (time) is right for us to finally work together, especially since Bene has now gone international," said Manoj.

"I think our strategy is right," he continued.

The film Odd Even tells the story of a woman named Gala (Clara Bernadeth) who has been dating Bara (Baskara Mahendra) for 8 years. However, Gala was suddenly decided by Bara. Not wanting to separate, Gala also hopes to return to Bara.

However, Gala's wish did not just materialize. Bara refused to come back, even broke up with another woman who turned out to be known as Gala. Odd Even will premiere in cinemas throughout Indonesia on June 29.