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One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well. - The Rum Diary
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Title: The Rum Diary

Release Date: 13 Oct 2011

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: FilmEngine, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil, FilmDistrict, Mandate International

Production Companies: FilmEngine, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil, FilmDistrict, Mandate International

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (1230 votes)

Cast

  • Paul Kemp: Johnny Depp
  • Chenault: Amber Heard
  • Sanderson: Aaron Eckhart
  • Sala: Michael Rispoli
  • Moberg: Giovanni Ribisi
  • Lotterman: Richard Jenkins
  • Segurra: Amaury Nolasco
  • Donavon: Marshall Bell
  • Zimburger: Bill Smitrovich
  • Wolsley: Julian Holloway
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