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Christmas in August (1998)

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: South Korean writer/director Jin-ho Hur makes his feature film debut with the achingly tender romantic drama CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST. Jung-won (Suk-kyu Han, TELL ME SOMETHING) is a terminally ill... [More]

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Goo Shin

Director: Jin-ho Hur

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Unfortunately, the film's cloying score trickles through scenes like sap . . . works best when circling quietly around its characters and attuned to the dying strains of faded romance.

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03/16/06

Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

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