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Malevolent

2026 · 18 min

A quiet, haunted slow burn where an empty house slowly fills with dread and old grief.

Directed by: Bani Nasution
Genres: Drama, Family, Horror
Starring: Aksara Dena, Kidung Paramadita, Nunung Deni Puspitasari

Overview: A construction worker, arrives at a house he is assigned to demolish, only to have the place reopen the shadows of his past.

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Directed by: Bani Nasution
Genres: Drama, Family, Horror
Starring: Aksara Dena, Kidung Paramadita, Nunung Deni Puspitasari

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
guilt
isolation
family
fate
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, family, horror
Directed by: Bani Nasution
Written by: Shalfia Fala Pratika
Starring: Aksara Dena, Kidung Paramadita, Nunung Deni Puspitasari, Dinar Roos, Hara Lamarela, Zahra Raisa Shanum, Rasya Yoga, Eko Pethel
Cinematography: Hawin Prasetyo
Runtime: 18 min
Languages: Indonesian, Javanese

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