Daniella Kertesz  ·  Maya Eshet  and  Luna Mansour

10 KilosOf Cocaine

A Film by Doron Eran

Inspired by the best-selling true story of Sharon Yitzhaky

Premiering August 21, 2026In the United States
Full Cast & Crew on IMDb Get Tickets
Juan Pablo Olyslager  ·  Paula Tirado  ·  Tom Garziani  ·  Stephany Merida  ·  Juan Diego Rodriguez  ·  Eyal Rosales
Sound Itamar Cohen    Costume Design Diane Bathen    Composer Gal Padeh    Art Director Lulu Salgado    Editor Tomer Almagor, Jesus Huidobro    DOP Barry Markowitz    Screenplay Avi Amar, Omri Rose
Executive Producers Eyal Kanitz · Eitan Kohali · Ron Zuckerman · Tomer Almagor · Wendy Garcia · Yagel Kanitz · Ohad Elkabetz & Amit Amran · Shani Schwartz · Eran & Sheffy Basan
Co-Producers Doron Halprn · Yuri Shubaev · Elad Fliker · Hagai Strohweiss · Lior Gamieli    Producers Doron Eran, Daniel Danny Mozes    Director Doron Eran

Synopsis

10 Kilos
of Cocaine

Inspired by a best-selling true story by Sharon Yitzhaky. Sharon went to Bolivia with a young man 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 soon became the most "famous" woman convicted in the country. She carried on a tempestuous love affair with the head of the Bolivian drug cartel, held in the adjacent men's jail — a connection that made her the biggest dealer inside the walls. Sharon gathered a "family" around her: an adopted seven-year-old orphan girl and a soul sister she loved deeply. She got addicted to cocaine but fought back to recovery so she could look after her family. A lucky break came when the Pope declared a "Holy Year of Mercy" for the millennium, and Sharon used a loophole in the law to escape with her family to New York — before her 26th birthday. And it's all true.

Run Time & Release
118 minutesAug 7, 2025 (Israel)Aug 21, 2026 — United States
Language Versions
EnglishSpanishHebrew
Central Themes
  • Getting framed for a crime you didn't do
  • The Bolivian prison system
  • Addiction and recovery
  • Love across genders and sexual orientations
  • The dangers of being a muse

And It's All True.

Meet the Real Sharon

10 Kilos
of Cocaine
Sharon Yitzhaky
Co-writer & author

When she was just twenty, Sharon Yitzhaky traveled to Bolivia with a partner she barely knew — and soon found herself framed in a drug-smuggling scandal for attempting to move ten kilos of cocaine across the border.

Her sentence was harsh: five years in Mira Flores Prison, known as the toughest in the world. With no means and no grasp of the local language, she was thrown into a horrific reality and had to survive against all odds. 10 Kilos of Cocaine is the unbelievable true story of that life — the ties she cultivated with the head of the La Paz cartel and the judge on her own case, the addiction and recovery, and the soul sister she met in the harshest place on earth.

  • Fell in love in prison — a relationship with a transgender inmate she remains close to today, alongside a cartel member.
  • Got sober halfway through her sentence, asking for solitary confinement to get clean. She's still sober today, and hosts a recovery podcast.
  • Raised a family behind the walls — there were babies in the prison, and her own was three months old.
  • Runs a knitted swimwear line today, and speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Available for interviews. Sharon can speak to her personal story, the film, falling in love in prison, addiction and recovery, being a muse, and more.
@sharonyitzhaky Read the Book

The Cast

10 Kilos
of Cocaine
Daniella Kertesz
as Sharon Yitzhaky · Actress

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

Known forShtisel 2020–21World War Z 2013Afterdeath 2015
LeeOz Levy
The Transgender Love Interest · Film Actor

A transgender actress known for Her Dance, The Malevolent Bride, and 10 Kilos of Cocaine, in which she plays the transgender love interest at the heart of Sharon's story.

Known forHer Dance 2020The Malevolent Bride 2023
@lee.oz.levyAvailable for interviews
Luna Mansour
Actress

An Arab actress and model who rose to prominence in the series Fauda and went on to appear in Madrasa, 8200, and Red Skies.

Known forFauda 2017–18Red Skies 2023
@lunamansourLives in Dubai · Available for interviews
Tom Garziani
Actor

An Israeli actor best known for his roles in the hit series Fauda and A Place in Eden, and the cult thriller Jeruzalem.

Known forFauda 2017–18Jeruzalem 2015Tyrant 2014
Juan Pablo Olyslager
Actor

A Guatemalan star best known for the award-winning Temblores, El Xendra, and Guatemala's official 2021 Academy Awards submission, La Llorona.

Known forTemblores 2019La Llorona 2019El Xendra 2012
With the Ensemble
Maya Eshet  ·  Paula Tirado  ·  Stephany Merida  ·  Juan Diego Rodriguez  ·  Eyal Rosales

Filmmaker

10 Kilos
of Cocaine
Doron Eran
Director & Producer

A well-established Israeli producer and director with 25 years of experience across feature films, TV drama, and documentary. As a filmmaker and entrepreneur, Eran has produced over 50 features and series for the Israeli and international markets, bringing in-depth knowledge of the industry and a long track record of success.

Achievements
  • The Israeli Communication & Press Association Award, 2010
  • Member of the esteemed international jury — the Sofia Film Festival & TLV Fest
  • Retrospective of his work — the 2009 Pune International Film Festival
  • Retrospective — the 2008 Kolkata Film Festival
  • Special tribute award for entrepreneurship — the Israeli Society for Commerce and Industry
  • Excellence Award — the International Forum of New Cinema, Calcutta (2002)

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