Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman.
Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault, the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson.
Sanderson 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 favourably about his latest unsavoury scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take them down.
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Amber Heard
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance
Premiere in Portugal: December 22
