Gundi: Legend of Love (Bulgarian: Гунди – Легенда за любовта, Gundi – legenda za lyubovta) is a 2024 Bulgarian biographical sports drama film directed by Dimitar Dimitrov. Set in socialist Bulgaria in the 1960s and early 70s, the film is based on the life and career of bulgarian football star Georgi Asparuhov (1943–1971).
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| Directed by | Dimitar Dimitrov |
| Written by | Emil Bonev |
| Produced by | Ivan Hristov Andrey Arnaudov |
| Starring | Pavel Ivanov Aleksandra Svilenova |
| Cinematography | Boris Slavkov |
| Edited by | Viktoria Radoslavova |
| Music by | Georgi Strezov |
| Distributed by | No Blink |
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Running time | 159 minutes[1] |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Language | Bulgarian |
| Budget | 4.5 million leva (2.3 million euro) |
| Box office | $5.7 million |
Cast
edit- Pavel Ivanov as Georgi Asparuhov (Gundi)
- Aleksandra Svilenova as Gundi's wife Lita
- Paraskeva Dzhukelova as Gundi's mother Maria
- Stoyan Radev as Zoro
- Aleksandra Kostova as Gundi's sister Lidka
- Emil Markov as Lita's father architect Markov
- Bilyana Petrinska as Lita's mother Marena
- Nikolay Urumov as Kotse Georgiev
- Sotir Melev as Aleksandar Kostov
- Anton Dimitrachkov as Georgi Popov - Tumbi
Production
editShooting took place in June and July 2023.[2]
Release
editGundi: Legend of Love premiered on 9 October 2024 in Arena Sofia[3] and its opening weekend set an all-time Bulgarian box office record.[4] In November 2024, it became the highest-grossing film in Bulgarian history and the first film to sell more than 500,000 tickets in Bulgaria since 1989.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Gundi: Legend of Love (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "Приключиха снимките на мащабната филмова продукция за живота на Гунди". Impressio (in Bulgarian).
- ↑ Dnevnik.bg (2024-10-10). "Фотогалерия: Премиера на филма "Гунди – Легенда за любовта"". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ Lambrinova, Katerina. "BOX OFFICE: Domestic Biopic about Legendary Football Player Sets All-time Opening Record in Bulgaria - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ↑ ""Гунди" стана най-гледаният филм у нас за последните 35 години". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-12.