The Rum Diary (2011)
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.
- Released
- 2011-10-13
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bruce Robinson, Bruce Robinson
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 1383 votes
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp
- Amber Heard as Chenault
- Aaron Eckhart as Sanderson
- Michael Rispoli as Sala
- Giovanni Ribisi as Moberg
- Richard Jenkins as Lotterman
- Amaury Nolasco as Segurra
- Marshall Bell as Donavon
- Bill Smitrovich as Zimburger
- Julian Holloway as Wolsley
- Enzo Cilenti as Digby
- Karimah Westbrook as Papa Nebo
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