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.
"One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well."
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OriginUnited Kingdom/United States of America
Languagesen
CompaniesFilmEngine/GK Films/Infinitum Nihil/FilmDistrict/Mandate International
Budget45 M$
Revenue24 M$
Estimate ROI53 %
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