terminal illness,romance

Christmas in August (1998)

Poster for Christmas in August

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Hur Jin-ho
  • Profile picture of Han Suk-kyu
    Jung-won Han Suk-kyu
  • Profile picture of Shim Eun-ha
    Da-rim Shim Eun-ha
  • Profile picture of Shin Goo
    Jung-won's Father Shin Goo
  • Profile picture of Oh Ji-hye
    Jung-sook Oh Ji-hye
  • Profile picture of Lee Han-wi
    Chul-goo Lee Han-wi
  • Profile picture of Jeon Mi-seon
    Ji-won Jeon Mi-seon
  • Profile picture of Kim Ae-ra
    Grandmother Kim Ae-ra
  • Profile picture of Min Kyung-jin
    Son Min Kyung-jin

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Keywords

  • terminal illness
  • romance