The Rum Diary

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

Oct 13, 2011 2h 0m

5.9

1245 votes

Comedy
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Title	The Rum Diary
Companies	FilmEngine, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil, FilmDistrict, Mandate International
Countries	United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords	newspaper, journalist, based on novel or book, alcohol, voodoo, puerto rico, carnival, protest, debate, fire breathing, vomiting, cockfight, rum, brochure, tongue, drunkenness, 1960s