The Rum Diary (2011)
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/10 By 1215 Votes
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.
Release Date : October 13, 2011
Runtime : 120m
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
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