Daniella Kertesz in prison — the moody hero image from the film poster
A Film By Doron Eran

10 Kilos

Of Cocaine

Inspired by the best-selling true story of Sharon Yitzhaky. A young woman framed at the border. Bolivia's most notorious women's prison. A love affair with the head of the cartel. And a family built from strangers.

Premiering
Aug 21, 2026
Territory
United States
Runtime
118 Min
Watch the Trailer View on IMDb
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The Story

Synopsis

Sharon went to Bolivia with a young guy she barely knew. She was framed and accused of smuggling ten kilos of cocaine across the border, and thrown into Bolivia's most atrocious women's prison. News stations picked up the story, and Sharon became the most "famous" woman convicted in the country.

Behind the walls, she began a tempestuous love affair with the head of the Bolivian drug cartel, held in the adjacent men's jail. With that connection, she became the biggest dealer inside the prison. She gathered around her a family — adopting a seven-year-old orphan girl and bonding with a beautiful transgender inmate. She got addicted to cocaine, then fought her way back to sobriety to protect them.

A lucky break came when the Pope declared a Holy Year of Mercy for the millennium. Sharon used a loophole in the law to escape with her family to New York. This all happened before her 26th birthday — and every word is true.

◆ Based on a True Story ◆
"It all happened before her 26th birthday — and every word of it is true."
— From the best-selling memoir by Sharon Yitzhaky
02

The Trailer

Official
03

Meet the Real Sharon

Co-Writer & Author
Sharon Yitzhaky, co-writer and the real woman behind the story
Sharon Yitzhaky
Co-Writer · Author · Survivor

At twenty, Sharon Yitzhaky travelled to Bolivia with a partner she barely knew — and was framed in a drug smuggling scandal for attempting to move ten kilos of cocaine. The sentence was harsh: five years in Mira Flores Prison, known as one of the toughest in the world. With no means and no Spanish, she was thrown into a horrific reality where she knew she'd have to survive against all odds.

10 Kilos of Cocaine is the unbelievable true story of that life inside — the ties she cultivated with the head of the La Paz cartel and the judge on her case, the drug addiction and the rehabilitation that followed, and the soul sister she met in the harshest place on earth.

  • She had a romance with a transgender inmate and a cartel member — both relationships continue to this day.
  • Halfway through her sentence she asked for solitary confinement to get clean. She's still sober and hosts a recovery podcast.
  • There were babies in the prison. The one she raised there was three months old.
  • She runs a knitted swimwear line today.
  • Sharon speaks English and Spanish fluently and is available for interviews.
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The Cast

Ensemble
Daniella Kertesz
Daniella Kertesz
Lead · Sharon

Israeli-born European actress best known for the hit Netflix series Shtisel and her action role opposite Brad Pitt in World War Z.

Shtisel · World War Z · Afterdeath
LeeOz Levy
LeeOz Levy
Transgender Love Interest

Transgender actress known for Her Dance and The Malevolent Bride. Plays the soul sister at the heart of Sharon's prison family.

Her Dance · The Malevolent Bride
Luna Mansour
Luna Mansour
Featured Role

Arab actress and model who rose to prominence in the TV series Fauda, with roles in Madrasa, 8200, and Red Skies.

Fauda · Red Skies · Madrasa
Juan Pablo Olyslager
Juan Pablo Olyslager
Featured Role

Guatemalan star of the award-winning Temblores, El Xendra, and La Llorona — Guatemala's official 2021 Academy Awards submission.

Temblores · La Llorona · El Xendra
Tom Garziani
Tom Garziani
Featured Role

Israeli actor best known for the Netflix hit Fauda, A Place in Eden, and the cult thriller Jeruzalem.

Fauda · Jeruzalem · Tyrant
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The Filmmaker

Director & Producer
Doran Eran, director and producer
Doran
Eran
Director · Producer

A well-established Israeli producer and director with twenty-five years across feature films, television dramas, and documentaries. As a filmmaker and entrepreneur, Eran has produced more than fifty features and series for the Israeli and international markets, collecting awards and accolades — and an in-depth knowledge of the industry that shapes every project he leads.

  • 2010 Israeli Communication & Press Association Award
  • Jury Sofia International Film Festival · TLV Fest
  • 2009 Retrospective — Pune International Film Festival
  • 2008 Retrospective — Kolkata Film Festival
  • 2008 Special tribute award, Israeli Society for Commerce & Industry
  • 2002 Excellence Award — International Forum of New Cinema, Calcutta
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Central Themes

Talking Points
i.
The Dangers of Being a Muse
ii.
Framed for a Crime You Didn't Do
iii.
The Bolivian Prison System
iv.
Love Across Genders & Orientations
v.
Addiction & Recovery
◆ Press & Interviews ◆

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