Livia Fränkel
Acting
Biography
Livia Fränkel, born Szmuk, is a Hungarian/Swedish Holocaust survivor. On May 14, 1944, Livia and her family, along with other Hungarian Jews, were deported in freight wagons from Sighet. After three days Livia ended up in Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she and her older sister Hédi was separated from their parents. The parents were murdered on the night between May 17 and 18, 1944, in one of the gas chambers in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Known For
A film about four women who survived Auschwitz as teenagers. Despite their traumas and haunting memories, they have lived to nearly one hundred and are now among the few remaining to bear witness to the Holocaust. They live in Stockholm, have been friends for decades, and share a deep passion for playing bridge. Life proceeds as usual, but suddenly everything changes with Hamas' terror attack and the relentless war in Gaza that follows. A unique film about the Holocaust and the art of survival.
The Bridgeplayers
An intimate profile of Hédi Fried, a Swedish writer, therapist and her little sister Livia Fränkel, both Holocaust survivors. While Hédi is very active among other survivors and in opinion-making, Livia chooses to forget.