RELEASE DATE:  Nov 10
RATING: M18
RUNTIME: 120 min
DIRECTED BY: Bruce Robinson
STARRING: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard

Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, “The Rum Diary” tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny 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 (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart).

Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.

Screening details

Date: Nov 1, Tuesday

Time: 7.20 pm

Venue: Shaw Lido

Stand a chance to win a pair of preview passes to The Rum Diary! There are 5 pairs to be won! Just answer a simple question:

Question: Paul Kemp, the journalist, began the habit of drinking rum after traveling to __________ to write for ___________.

Email your answer together with your name, IC and contact details to contests@hypesingapore.com.
Contest closes on 28th October. Prizes proudly sponsored by Shaw. Winners will be notified by email.