
Arswendy Bening Swara
Acting
Biography
Arswendy Beningswara Nasution (born on November 22, 1957) is an Indonesian actor, acting coach, and director of Mandailing descent. He studied Performing Arts at the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) from 1978 to 1982. His career began in theater, joining Teater Mandiri, led by Putu Wijaya. His film debut was Opera Jakarta in 1985. In addition to acting, Arswendy is also known as an acting coach for various films, such as Denias, Senandung Di Atas Awan and Merah Putih. Some of his most notable films include Satan’s Slaves (2017) as Ustad, Two Blue Stripes (2019) as Rudy, and Missing Home (2022) as Pak Domu. His role in Autobiography (2022) earned him the Best Actor award at the Marrakech International Film Festival. In his personal life, Arswendy is the father of Eno Bening, a well-known Indonesian YouTuber. With over three decades of experience, Arswendy Beningswara Nasution continues to make significant contributions to the Indonesian film and theater industry.
Known For

A notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.
Ghost in the Cell

Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike anything that’s come out of the region before.
Folklore

Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.
The Shadow Strays

Sartika, a pregnant young woman, moves away from her city hoping to provide a better future for her child. She meets Maya, a coffee shop owner in Pantura. Maya takes care of Sartika and helps with her deliveries. After Sartika gives birth, Maya manipulates her into working for her as the "Kopi Pangku" waitress, a job that requires her to serve coffee on a man's lap, until one day she meets a fish distributor truck driver named Hadi and falls in love. Will she find happiness?
On Your Lap

After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.
Satan's Slaves

When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.
Grave Torture

Eight years after Herman's tragic death due to black magic, Sri is rebuilding her life with her daughter, Dina, and Andi, who has married Rani. Sri's father informs her that her mother is seriously ill. They come to visit, and that's the beginning of their disaster. A past sin Sri has been hiding now threatens her family.
Kafir: Gerbang Sukma

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.
Impetigore

Just as he lands a prestigious role, a famous actor mysteriously loses his ability to act, sparking a journey of self-discovery amid public pressure.
Lost in the Spotlight

After his father was beheaded by ninjas in Banyuwangi '98, Rahayu was traumatized to the point where he found it difficult to concentrate on his prayers due to interference from the khanzab.
Khanzab

Amelia and Jenny have always been in love. Yet, Amelia's arranged marriage with David forced them apart. Jenny was in despair till she meets Amelia again and ended up having to watch her poisoned right in front of her eyes. As David accused her of the unspeakable crime, Jenny stands by faith that David is the actual killer. David stirred all eyes into suspecting Jenny. When things got tangled, will Jenny be able to prove her innocence?
Sianida

Danan, a former regent, and Drajat, a former governor, share a prison cell as both have been convicted of corruption. Their conflicting attitudes towards corruption create tension within their confined space.
Cadong

Salma, who has just married Arman, begins to feel mystical disturbances. When Salma is pregnant and Arman receives a big project that often makes him work overtime, they move to Arman's mother's house. Salma faces increasingly scary terror, conflict with her in-laws, plus her suspicion that Arman is cheating, until Salma relies on her mysterious neighbor.
Dasim

Young love leads to heartbreak for two star-crossed high school students when an unplanned pregnancy has agonizing consequences for their families.
Two Blue Stripes

A bank lost 17 billion in money. Upon investigation, this theft was merely a door to reveal a more horrifying collapse of the bank, related to the 1998 monetary crisis and the upcoming presidential nomination.
Rencana Besar

A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.
The Forbidden Door

A young woman leaves her family for unknown reasons. Her husband, determined to find out the truth, starts following her. He initially suspects that a man is involved, but gradually, discovers more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a simple love affair.
Possession: Kerasukan

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.
Autobiography

A married couple stages their divorce in order to encourage their estranged adult children to return to their hometown.
Missing Home

Elang, who lived in the flat, is often haunted by images of bizarre murders involving a killer with a rabbit costume. His efforts to solve the mystery and save the lives of the people he presumed in danger, has in turn trapped him in a downward spiral and he became a suspect himself. In proving his innocence, he will be forced to unveil a horrible and long-buried secret.