Christmas in August (1998)

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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?

• Released: 1998-01-24
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 100 votes

Directed by Hur Jin-ho.

Top 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
• Gwon Hye-won as Hyo-jung
• Son Se-kwang as Cheol
• Choi Sun-joong as Suk-hee
• Kim Ae-ra as Grandmother

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Christmas in August

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex

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