The Rum Diary DVD (2012) Johnny Depp, Robinson (DIR) cert 15 Title: The Rum Diary Leading Actor: Johnny Depp Region: Region 2 Duration: 120 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Entertainment in Video UK Release Date: 05 Mar 2012 Edition: Normal Bruce Robinson writes and directs this drama based on the debut novel of Hunter S. Thompson. Johnny Depp, who also co-produces the film, stars as burned-out vagrant freelance journalist Paul Kemp, who leaves his life in York behind and heads off south to work for a local spaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There he adopts the debauched, liquor-soaked lifestyle of Hemingway’s ‘Lost Generation’ and develops an unhealthy obsession with Chenault (Amber Heard), the beautiful fiancee of shady property developer Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart).
