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Christmas in August
Christmas in August

Christmas in August

Is love eternal?

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7.767/10

Release Date

24 January 1998

Country

South Korea

Cast

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu

Jung-won

Shim Eun-ha

Shim Eun-ha

Da-rim

Shin Goo

Shin Goo

Jung-won's Father

Oh Ji-hye

Oh Ji-hye

Jung-sook

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Chul-goo

Jeon Mi-seon

Jeon Mi-seon

Ji-won

Kim Ae-ra

Kim Ae-ra

Grandmother

Min Kyung-jin

Min Kyung-jin

Son

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Ballet Auntie

Kim Ki-cheon

Kim Ki-cheon

Drunk Man

Kim Do-yoon

Kim Do-yoon

Police Passerby

Kim Jae-rok

Kim Jae-rok

Jung-won's Friend 1

Choi Sun-joong

Choi Sun-joong

Suk-hee

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