Set in southern Vietnam before war split the country in two, this gorgeously photographed drama follows the story of a young man whose family's welfare depends on the whims of Mother Nature and the survival of the local buffaloes. The boy's coming of age begins when he takes up with a tough band of buffalo herders, confronting both natural and human obstacles in the quest for survival. Antony Bert, Zan Sram Kra, The Lu Le star. 98 min. Soundtrack: Vietnamese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; biography; interview; photo gallery. In Vietnamese with English subtitles.

Set in 1920s Vietnam, this romantic martial arts thriller follows the story of Cuong (Johnny Nguyen), first hired by French colonials to help expose and defeat rebel forces. He's tempted to turn traitor after capturing and falling in love with Thuy (Thanh Van Ngo), the beautiful daughter of a targeted resistance leader. Filled with epic battles, this exciting actioner co-stars Dustin Nguyen, Stephane Gauger. 104 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Vietnamese DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; interviews; deleted scene; featurette; photo gallery. In Vietnamese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.

After her husband dies from an accidental infection, rice paddy farmer Om (Peng Phan) is left to care for her seven daughters alone. Maintaining the family's crop is a struggle beset by bitter hardships, exacerbated by Om's increasingly tenuous grip on her own sanity and the cultural prejudices against female children. The realistic and powerful drama from acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh also stars Mom Soth, Chhim Naline, and Va Simorn. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Khmer; Subtitles: English; interview; theatrical trailers. In Khmer with English subtitles.

In Singapore in 1977, teenage supermarket worker Adrian Pang's obsession with "Saturday Night Fever" leads him to take dance lessons in order to enter a disco contest in which he hopes to make enough money to buy a prized Triumph motorcycle. Filled with good humor, nostalgia and neat dance numbers, this winner also stars Madeline Tan, Anna Belle Francis. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1; theatrical trailer.

A young Asian-American girl leads a group of friends on a two day trek deep into the Malaysian jungle in search of a village she is inexplicably drawn to. Once there, she and her companions encounter a Pontianak--an evil apparition bent on revenge. Hiep Thi Le, Eleanor Lee, Steve Banks star. AKA: "Return to Pontianak." 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. Filmed in English.

Inspired by actual accounts of life on the mean streets of Singapore, this naturalistic drama follows five 15-year-old boys as they struggle to find themselves. Feeling detached from society, the teens idle away their time by ditching school, taking drugs, fighting, and planning to commit suicide. Can they find meaning in their lives before they self-destruct? Melvin Chen, Erick Chun, Melvin Lee star. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer. In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Singapore cabbie Harry Lee (Kay Tong Lim) longs to retire in Perth, Australia. Unfortunately, the brooding loner appears destined for self-destruction when a new job driving prostitutes to their johns leads him to an obsession with Mai (Ivy Cheng), the young call girl who inflames both his passions and his desperate need for redemption. Powerful and violent drama also stars Sunny Pang, Catherine Tan. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Hokkien, and Malay DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailers. In English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Hokkien, and Malay with English subtitles.

Rosa (Alessandra de Rossi), a young Filipino, moves to Singapore to find employment as a maid. Unfortunately, she arrives at a time (on the Chinese calendar, at least) when the gates of Hell unlock long enough for the dead to return to horrifying life. When Rosa inadvertently violates important supernatural rules, the consequences are creepy in the extreme. Huifang Hong, Benny Soh also star. 93 min. Soundtrack: Tagalog; Subtitles: English. In Tagalog with English subtitles.

Deftly intertwining fact and fiction, this deeply emotional drama explores the soul of deaf-blind Theresa Poh Lin Chan through a trio of dramatic vignettes focused on the mysteries of love and destiny. The elderly Chan's journal is the window through which the stories of an old shopkeeper, two teenage girls, and a lowly security guard seeking affection powerfully cohere into an inspiring whole. Elizabeth Choy, Seet Keng Yew also star. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Cantonese, English, Hokkien, and Mandarin Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Two Cars, One Night" (2003). In English, Hokkien, and Mandarin with English subtitles.

Lose yourself in Singapore's Geylang red light district with this provocative follow-up to the 2003 Thai drama "Beautiful Boxer." Focusing on the prostitution trade, the multilayered narrative concerns a youthful military man's "first time," a teenage girl's induction into the business end of sex, and a veteran call girl who takes a turn paying for something she desires. Isabella Chen, Zihan Loo star. 85 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English, Mandarin, Tagalog, and Cantonese; Subtitles: English. In English, Mandarin, Tagalog, and Cantonese with English subtitles.

The tragic course of forbidden love fuels this intensely romantic drama from Sri Lanka. The attraction a widowed man feels for a woman whose husband is a soldier away at war is condemned by the village population. Their transgressions become freighted with even greater importance because the man is a water-gate keeper, and the town is gradually being deprived of water. Soundtrack: Sinhalese; Subtitles: English; interview; photo gallery. In Sinhalese with English subtitles.