The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary (2011)

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120min

"One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well."
Budget:$45,000,000
Revenue:$24,000,000
Release:10/13/2011
Genres:Comedy | Drama
Original language:English
Spoken languages:German | English | Spanish
Countries:United States of America | United Kingdom

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.… Expand

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