The Rum Diary

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

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.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 2011-10-13
  • Runtime: 120 min
  • Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Language: English, German, Spanish
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 5.886
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