Ruben Guthrie (ATOM Study Guide)

Life is good for ad man Ruben Guthrie – he leads a party boy lifestyle, has a model fiancée and lives in a house on the water. He's at the top of his game, until some drunken skylarking lands Ruben at the bottom of his infinity pool, lucky to be alive. His mum hits the panic button, and then his fiancée leaves him, but not before issuing him one final challenge: if Ruben can do one year without a drink, she'll give him another chance … Ruben Guthrie is the story of one man not only battling the bottle, but the city that won't let him put it down.

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This study guide is mainly aimed at interested discussion groups beyond at least the middle-level years of secondary school education, and may be suited to groups such as community health and welfare course students, employee-employer workspaces, and assistance organisations such as those portrayed in the film. In terms of general education subject areas, it is relevant to English, Media and Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Psychology, Ethics and Philosophy.