The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

Comedy · 2011 · 2h

Movie

5.9/10 · TMDB

One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.

Overview

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

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Cast & crew

Johnny DeppPaul Kemp
Amber HeardChenault
Aaron EckhartSanderson
Michael RispoliSala
Giovanni RibisiMoberg
Richard JenkinsLotterman
Amaury NolascoSegurra
Marshall BellDonavon
Bill SmitrovichZimburger
Julian HollowayWolsley
Enzo CilentiDigby
Karimah WestbrookPapa Nebo
Aaron LustigMonk
Natalia RiveraChenault's Friend
Jimmy OrtegaCop on Fire

Information

Release date
11 November 2011
Director
Bruce Robinson
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
2h
Country of origin
United States

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