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Christmas in August

Original title: 8월의 크리스마스

Is love eternal?

  • Movie
  • 1998
  • 1h 37m

Directed by Hur Jin-ho

7.7

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7.7 out of 10 from 100 votes

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Overview

It's a sweltering summer, but Jung-won, a terminally ill, thirty-something photographer, is already in the winter of his life when he begins a tentative romance with a young traffic cop who doesn't know about his condition. Is their relationship doomed before it even begins?

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Cast and crew

  • Han Suk-kyu

    Han Suk-kyuJung-won

  • Shim Eun-ha

    Shim Eun-haDa-rim

  • Shin Gu

    Shin GuJung-won's Father

  • Oh Ji-hye

    Oh Ji-hyeJung-sook

  • Lee Han-wi

    Lee Han-wiChul-goo

  • Jeon Mi-seon

    Jeon Mi-seonJi-won

  • Gwon Hye-wonHyo-jung

  • Son Se-kwangCheol

  • Choi Sun-joongSuk-hee

  • Kim Ae-ra

    Kim Ae-raGrandmother

  • Min Kyung-jin

    Min Kyung-jinSon

  • Lee Yong-nyeo

    Lee Yong-nyeoBallet Auntie

  • Choi Myeong-sookBig head woman

  • Kim Ki-cheon

    Kim Ki-cheonDrunk Man

  • Kim Do-yoonPolice Passerby

  • Jeon Dae-byeongPolice

  • Sin Sam-bongTroublemaker

  • Kim Jae-rok

    Kim Jae-rokJung-won's Friend 1

Director
Hur Jin-ho
Writer
Hur Jin-ho, Oh Seung-uk and Shin Dong-hwan
Music
Cho Sung-woo
Cinematography
You Yong-kil