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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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Johnny DeppJohnny DeppPaul Kemp
  • Photo of Amber HeardAmber HeardChenault
  • Photo of Aaron EckhartAaron EckhartSanderson
  • Photo of Michael RispoliMichael RispoliSala
  • Photo of Giovanni RibisiGiovanni RibisiMoberg
  • Photo of Richard JenkinsRichard JenkinsLotterman
  • Photo of Amaury NolascoAmaury NolascoSegurra
  • Photo of Marshall BellMarshall BellDonavon
  • Photo of Bill SmitrovichBill SmitrovichZimburger
  • Photo of Julian HollowayJulian HollowayWolsley

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