EspañolSeries Inspired by Dual Terror Attacks on Argentina’s Israeli & Jewish Community Debuts on Reshet 13 This Week
Star-Studded Premiere Event Attracts Leaders & Diplomats from Across Latin America
Dori Media Group’s action drama AMIA is set to launch this week in Israel after attracting diplomats and leaders from across the Latin world, including Argentina’s Ambassador in Israel, to its star-studded Tel Aviv premiere.
The 8-episode series, which stars Michael Aloni and Malena Sanchez, was inspired by the 1990’s terror attacks on the Israeli Embassy and against the Argentinian Jewish community. AMIA, which is produced by Dori Media and Yair Dori and distributed by Dori Media, will make its worldwide debut on Thursday, February 13 on Israel’s Reshet 13.
And this past Sunday, Dori Media and Reshet 13 kicked off the show’s launch with a premiere event in Israel that was attended by the show’s talent, producers and the Israeli ambassadors from Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, Paraguay, as well as the Chilean Consul.
The event was also attended by representatives of the Argentine community in Israel, officials who served during the attacks, and survivors. Prior to the screening of the first episode, the Argentine Ambassador to Israel (Axel Shimon Wahnish) expressed gratitude for Israel’s ongoing dialogue about the attacks that left an indelible scar on all Argentinians.
AMIA was inspired by true events and filmed in Uruguay and Argentina with a cast and crew combining Israeli and South American talent. AMIA is based on an original idea from Dori Media CEO Nadav Palti and Yair Dori, created by Givon Snir and Shuki Gur and directed by Guillermo Rocamora.
“About four years ago, during a routine conversation with Yair Dori, where we often discuss future ideas, the important yet untold story of the AMIA bombing came up,” said Palti at AMIA’s premiere event. “Until 9/11, it was the largest civilian terror attack in the Americas. We agreed it was essential for us to tell this story. But unlike most productions, we began without a broadcaster. Our deep belief in the project and the importance of this story—which had not yet been addressed in a TV series—was so strong that we decided to move full speed ahead.”
Palti continued, “Like every major production, especially on such a sensitive topic, we faced many challenges along the way. But these challenges only strengthened us, sharpened us, and made us more professional, highlighting just how important it was for us to tell this story. Along the way, investors joined us, and I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart. And I want to thank Reshet 13 once again for recognizing the potential.
Emiliano Calemzuk, CEO of Reshet 13 and an Argentine native, shared his personal connection to the events, having personally witnessed the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Argentina. He revealed that his grandfather had been on route to the AMIA building minutes before the bombing.
In 1992, a devastating explosion at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires claimed 29 lives and two years later, the city was rocked again when another attack struck the Jewish Community Center AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina), killing 85 more people. The series follows those determined to expose the truth, as they repeatedly clash with powerful forces working to bury it forever.
AMIA, which was filmed in Uruguay and Argentina, follows a Mossad agent (Aloni) whose sister was killed in the attack on the Embassy in 1992 and teams up with a local Argentinian journalist (Sánchez) to find those responsible. Their investigation reveals a shadowy world where spies, arms dealers, terrorist organizations, and heads of state create a reality where black becomes white, lies become truth, and beneath every conspiracy lies another.
Earlier this month, Dori Media announced it was bringing the unique new horror comedy series Soul Sucker out to the international TV marketplace. Soul Sucker, which is set to launch on HOT (Israel) later this year, is created, written and stars Bat Hen Sabag, who was behind the award-winning Israeli series Dumb (which was remade in Germany as Rampensau with other local adaptions expected to launch later this year). The series is co-created and directed by Daphna Levin, who created, directed and served as Executive Producer on Euphoria and co-writer on In Treatment. Aharon Keshales is the script editor of the series.
Dori Media will be hosting a premiere global screening of Soul Sucker (8 episodes) at MIP London on Tuesday, February 25, with Sabag, Levin and Keshales on-hand for a moderated Q&A and meet & greet.