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Is the movie The Mule (2018) based on a true story?

Ethan Davis Ethan Davis May 18, 2017 · 1 min read
Is the movie The Mule (2018) based on a true story?
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Yes, the movie The Mule (2018) is loosely based on the true story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran who became a drug mule for a Mexican drug cartel in his 80s.

What is the true story behind the movie The Mule (2018)?

The Mule is a movie based on the true story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran and horticulturist who became a drug mule for the Sinaloa Cartel in his 80s. Sharp was arrested in 2011 and pleaded guilty to transporting drugs across state lines. He had been transporting cocaine from the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico to dealers in Detroit, Michigan, and other cities across the United States for several years, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sharp was sentenced to three years in prison in 2014, but his sentence was later reduced to time served due to his age and declining health. He died in 2016 at the age of 92.

The movie takes some liberties with the true story, such as changing Sharp’s name and combining several characters into one, but it largely follows the real-life events of Sharp’s life as a drug courier for the cartel.

Are there any books about the true story behind the movie The Mule (2018)?

Yes, there is a book titled “The Sinaloa Story: Inside the Cocaine Empire of El Chapo Guzman” by Malcolm Beith which provides background information on the drug cartel that inspired the movie. However, it is not specifically about the events depicted in the movie.

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