SMILE AS YOU KILL begins with an all-too-familiar image: One person talking to a camera, begging for money to fund a life-saving treatment.But this person has a gun.The film then flashes back to show RICO ALLENDE, a devout Latino man with only a few months to live, making final preparations for his mission.That mission is quickly revealed as Rico breaks into the condo of TERRY TANNER, a hotshot advertising director, and holds him at gunpoint.Rico then drops his ultimatum: Create an online campaign to pay for his treatment… or share his fate.Will Terry succeed in his attempts to escape? What happens when a rogue gunshot draws the attention of neighbor CHRISTINE? Will Rico raise the money he desperately needs?The answers are contained in SMILE AS YOU KILL. A sharply-plotted and intelligent thriller with a wicked sense of humor.