The Rum Diary (2011)

  • R
  • 10/27/2011 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h

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.

Bruce Robinson

Director, Screenplay

Hunter S. Thompson

Novel

Cast

Johnny Depp's headshot

Johnny Depp

Paul Kemp
Amber Heard's headshot

Amber Heard

Chenault
Aaron Eckhart's headshot

Aaron Eckhart

Sanderson
Michael Rispoli's headshot

Michael Rispoli

Sala
Giovanni Ribisi's headshot

Giovanni Ribisi

Moberg
Richard Jenkins's headshot

Richard Jenkins

Lotterman
Amaury Nolasco's headshot

Amaury Nolasco

Segurra
Marshall Bell's headshot

Marshall Bell

Donavon

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