10 Kilos Gets A North American Theater Release

10 Kilos doesn’t arrive as a glossy crime caper or a stylised underworld fantasy. It lands with the weight of lived experience — a true‑crime survival thriller rooted in the bestselling memoir of Sharon Yitzhaki, and shaped into a tense, emotionally charged film by acclaimed director Doron Eran. With a North American release set by Breaking Glass Pictures, the film opens in select theatres on August 21, 2026 — including New York’s Village East Theatre and Los Angeles’ Lumiere Music Hall — before hitting major digital platforms on September 29, 2026.

Based on a shocking true story, 10 Kilos follows Sharon, a young woman arrested in Bolivia after being caught with ten kilos of cocaine. What comes next isn’t a courtroom drama or a procedural unraveling — it’s a plunge into the infamous Miraflores prison, a brutal ecosystem where inmates hold the power and survival depends on instinct, alliances, and control. Inside, Sharon is forced to navigate cartel politics, violence, and shifting loyalties, learning quickly that the prison doesn’t just punish the body — it rewires the mind. Every choice carries consequences. Every relationship is a risk. And the system is designed to break you long before you ever find a way out.

Eran, known for Melting Away and Stay Forte, directs with a clear understanding of tension — not just the kind that comes from danger, but the kind that comes from psychological erosion. In 10 Kilos, survival isn’t a single act of bravery; it’s a daily negotiation with fear, manipulation, and the constant pressure of a world that keeps pulling you deeper. As Eran puts it, “10 Kilos is not simply a crime film. At its core, this is a story about survival, manipulation, fear, and the emotional cost of being trapped inside a world that keeps pulling you deeper. We wanted audiences to experience every moment of Sharon’s journey.” It’s a statement that frames the film’s intent: this isn’t spectacle — it’s immersion.

At the centre of that immersion is Daniella Kertesz, delivering what’s being positioned as a transformative lead performance. Known to audiences from World War Z and Shtisel, Kertesz anchors the film with a presence that feels both vulnerable and unflinching — the kind of performance that doesn’t ask for sympathy, but earns it through sheer emotional truth. She’s joined by a strong supporting cast including Maya Eshet (Teen Wolf), Leeoz Levy (Her Dance), Luna Mansour (Fauda), Tom Graziani (Jeruzalem), Juan Pablo Olyslager (Tremors), Juan Diego Rodriguez (Escobar), Eyal Rozales (The Promise), and Paola Tirado, each adding texture to a story built on power dynamics and survival instincts.

For Breaking Glass Pictures, the film represents a release that’s as much about impact as it is about intensity. CEO Rich Wolff describes 10 Kilos as “a gripping and emotionally charged thriller that feels authentic, cinematic, and deeply human.” He also highlights Kertesz’s performance as “unforgettable,” signalling the kind of film that aims to stay with audiences long after the final scene — not because it shocks, but because it exposes something raw about what people become when the world gives them no safe options.

That blend of thriller intensity and emotional depth has already carried 10 Kilos through notable industry and festival spaces. The film was presented at the Cannes Marché du Film and selected for festivals including the Sedona International Film Festival, Sofia International Film Festival, Bahamas International Film Festival, Boca Raton Film Festival, and Icaro International Film Festival — a run that suggests the film’s reach extends beyond genre audiences into broader conversations about survival, systems, and the human cost of entrapment.

Ultimately, 10 Kilos is a film about what happens when a life is reduced to its most basic question: how do you make it to tomorrow? In Miraflores, survival isn’t heroic — it’s strategic. It’s messy. It’s psychological. And for Sharon, it becomes a battle not only to endure the prison, but to hold onto herself inside it.