Christmas in August (1998)
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?
- Hur Jin-ho
- Ryu Jang-ha
- Park Heung-sik
- Shin Dong-hwan
- Hur Jin-ho
- Oh Seung-uk
- Shin Dong-hwan
Rating: 7.8/10 by 85 users
Alternative Title:
八月のクリスマス - JP
Christmas In August - US
8월의 크리스마스 - KR
八月のクリスマス：1998 - JP
Christmas in August - KR
Country:
South Korea
Language:
한국어/조선말
Runtime: 01 hour 37 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: terminal illness, romance
A thirty-something photographer, Jung-Won (Han Suk-kyu), strikes up a potentially romantic relationship with a twenty-something parking enforcer. Unbeknownst to her, and he won't tell her, his time left to live is rather limited. The film is nice, and actually nicely paced and photographed. I didn't think there was enough meat on the bones though. We have good character from Han Suk-kyu. The other characters in the story a far too thin, leaving the whole effect rather lacking.
