Christmas in August

Christmas in August

1998 · 97 min · KO · 7.7 (100 votes)
Dir. Hur Jin-ho · Starring Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Shin Gu, Oh Ji-hye, Lee Han-wi, Jeon Mi-seon · Music Cho Sung-woo

“Is love eternal?”

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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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A poignant, slow-burn romance that feels like a warm summer day tinged with the chill of approaching winter. It's a deeply emotional, character-driven drama about love found under the shadow of mortality, making every moment precious and heartbreaking.

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