Christmas in August
8월의 크리스마스
1998 · 1h 37m · Drama, Romance · South Korea · Rated 15 (KR)
Is love eternal?
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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Hur Jin-ho6.9Smart score
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romanceterminal illness
Rating15 (KR)
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