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The Rum Diary (2011)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Cast: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli
6.1
52%Runtime120 min
Rating15
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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.
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Fans of Johnny Depp's offbeat performances and gritty period pieces will particularly enjoy the stylish, rum-soaked world of The Rum Diary (2011), directed by Bruce Robinson. Depp's portrayal of the struggling journalist Paul Kemp captures the existential angst and cultural upheaval of 1950s Puerto Rico, creating an atmospheric drama with dark humor and surprising depth.
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The Rum Diary is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson, published 1998. The film stars Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi.
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