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Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson which initiated his long, distinguished and brilliantly unpredictable career, The Rum Diary, released by Entertainment in Video on DVD & Blu-Ray on 5th March 2012, tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Depp).

Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Jenkins).

Adopting the rum-soaked life of the late 50's version of Hemmingway's lost generation, Paul soon becomes increasingly obsessed with Chenault (Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Eckhart), a businessman involved in shady property development deals.

Special Features

  • A Voice Made Of Ink And Rage: Inside The Rum Diary
  • Rum Diary Back-Story
  • Trailer