The Rum Diary

The story

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.

Cast

J Johnny DeppPaul Kemp A Amber HeardChenault A Aaron EckhartSanderson M Michael RispoliSala G Giovanni RibisiMoberg R Richard JenkinsLotterman A Amaury NolascoSegurra M Marshall BellDonavon B Bill SmitrovichZimburger J Julian HollowayWolsley E Enzo CilentiDigby K Karimah WestbrookPapa Nebo

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A Aaron LustigMonk N Natalia RiveraChenault's Friend J Jimmy OrtegaCop on Fire G Guillermo ValedónXanadu Maitre d' B Bruno IrizarryLazar K Karen AustinMrs. Zimburger A Andy UmbergerMr. Green F Fran MendezPedestrian (uncredited)