The Rum Diary (2011)

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

• Comedy
• Drama

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.

Rating

5.9 / 10 (1,383 votes)

Release date

October 13, 2011

Runtime

2h 00m

Language

English

Director

Bruce Robinson

Status

Released