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Snow in August 8월에 내리는 눈

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Snow in August is a 2001 film adapted by Richard Friedenberg based on the New York Times best selling novel by Pete Hamill. Featuring a young boy from an Irish Catholic neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1947, the film follows the unlikely friendship that evolves between 11-year-old Michael and a Czechoslovak Rabbi that stirs up the wrath of a local Irish gang from Michael's neighborhood. After a tragic turn of events, Michael seeks the help of an ancient Jewish text to summon a protector in his time of need. The film is a made-for-television movie that was distributed by Showtime Networks in 2001, and later released on DVD in 2003.

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Snow in August (8월에 내리는 눈) — verified Korean drama (TV series). On SBS TV.

Details

• Episodes: 20
• Genre: melodrama
• Original language: Korean
• Title: Snow in August
• Year: 2001
• Director: Richard Friedenberg
• Distributor: Showtime Networks
• Based On: novel by Pete Hamill

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• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as Snow in August; KoreaAPI uses 8월에 내리는 눈 (chosen by source authority).

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 5 verified snapshots.

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