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77% Critic Match
Christmas in August
“Is love eternal?”
7.7 / 10• 1998• 1h 37m•NR• Korean
DramaRomance
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Han Suk-kyu
Jung-won
Lead
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
GH
Gwon Hye-won
Hyo-jung
SS
Son Se-kwang
Cheol
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hur Jin-ho's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Christmas in August is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
