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Christmas in August

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1998 · 97 min Drama Romance
7.7 / 10 · TMDB

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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Original Title 8월의 크리스마스
Year 1998
Country South Korea
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Hur Jin-ho
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.7/10 (93 votes)

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This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Hur Jin-ho

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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