 The film follows Smith (Owen), a drifter who rescues a newborn from being killed by assassin Hertz (Giamatti) and his henchmen.Smith flees from the gang, enlisting the help of prostitute Donna Quintano (Bellucci) to keep the baby safe as he unravels the conspiracy.According to Davis, the idea for the film came about after he saw a gun-battle scene from John Woo's critically acclaimed "Hard Boiled" in which Chow Yun-fat rescues newborn babies from gangsters.