Film

Christmas in August

1998 · 1h 37m · Drama · Romance

Is love eternal?

IMDb

7.5

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?

Han Suk-kyu

Jung-won

Shim Eun-ha

Da-rim

Shin Gu

Jung-won's Father

Oh Ji-hye

Jung-sook

Lee Han-wi

Chul-goo

Jeon Mi-seon

Ji-won

Gwon Hye-won

Hyo-jung

Son Se-kwang

Cheol

Choi Sun-joong

Suk-hee

Kim Ae-ra

Grandmother

Min Kyung-jin

Son

Lee Yong-nyeo

Ballet Auntie

Choi Myeong-sook

Big head woman

Kim Ki-cheon

Drunk Man

Kim Do-yoon

Police Passerby

Jeon Dae-byeong

Police

• Hur Jin-hoDirector · Writer
• Oh Seung-ukWriter
• Shin Dong-hwanWriter
• Yoon Sang-hoProducer
• Tcha Sung-jaiProducer
• Cho Min-hwanProducer
• You Yong-kilDirector of Photography
• Cho Sung-wooOriginal Music Composer
• Hahm Sung-wonEditor

Christmas in August: Main Trailer

Release date

January 24, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

15

Genres

Drama, Romance

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