Martial-arts superstar Jet Li stars in this action-packed adventure as Danny, a slave raised by a gangster (Bob Hoskins) to be a violent fighting machine and compete in illegal gladiator-style fight clubs. When Danny has a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman), he experiences true kindness for the first time and escapes the underworld to live with the piano tuner and his family - but the mob won't give up it's prized pupil so easily, and Danny must fight to protect his new family and shed his old life.