Drama ·Romance · South Korea · 1998 · 1h 37m

Christmas in August

8월의 크리스마스

Director

Cast

Han Suk-kyu as Jung-won Shim Eun-ha as Da-rim Shin Gu as Jung-won's Father Oh Ji-hye as Jung-sook Lee Han-wi as Chul-goo Jeon Mi-seon as Ji-won

Crew

You Yong-kil — Director of Photography Hahm Sung-won — Editor Cho Sung-woo — Original Music Composer Hur Jin-ho — Writer Oh Seung-uk — Writer Shin Dong-hwan — Writer

Tagline

Is love eternal?

Synopsis

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?

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

terminal illness romance

Key Collaborators

Hur Jin-ho Director You Yong-kil Director of Photography Hahm Sung-won Editor Cho Sung-woo Original Music Composer Hur Jin-ho Writer Oh Seung-uk Writer Shin Dong-hwan Writer Yoon Sang-ho Producer Tcha Sung-jai Producer Cho Min-hwan Producer Park Sang-hoon Costume Design

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