The Rum Diary (2011)

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

Run Time: 2h0m | Release: 13 Oct 2011

Genres: Comedy | Drama |

Budget: $45,000,000.00

Revenue: $24,000,000.00

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

5.9 / 101173 Vote Count

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.