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8월의 크리스마스

  • Drama
  • Romance
Confirmed1998-01-247.77.4Trakt

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?

Christmas in August is a 1998 South Korean drama romance about a terminally ill photographer who begins a delicate romance with a traffic cop unaware of his condition. The film explores love, mortality, and the tension between hope and inevitable heartbreak during a sweltering summer.

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Christmas in August: Main Trailer

YouTube · 2020-04-16
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When was Christmas in August released?

The film was released on January 24, 1998.

What is the plot about?

Jung-won, a thirty-something photographer with a terminal illness, falls into a tentative romance with a young traffic cop who is unaware of his condition, raising questions about whether their relationship can survive the truth.

What genres does the film fall under?

Christmas in August is a drama romance that explores themes of love, mortality, and the complexity of relationships facing impossible circumstances.

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