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The Rum Diary

2011 · Bruce Robinson · Comedy Drama · 2h 0m · R
“One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.”
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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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💰 A box-office miss: $24M against a $45M budget.

🏆 2 wins & 4 nominations total.

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