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The Venice Film Festival opens with a Rupert Murdoch film, George Clooney and plenty of geopolitics

George Clooney and Danny Boyle opened the Venice Film Festival with a focus on geopolitics, as films about the conflict in Gaza, Elon Musk, and Russian journalists covering the war in Ukraine premiered. Clooney received a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle debuted "Ink," a film about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of "The Sun" in 1969. Amidst a lineup of Hollywood stars, the festival highlighted issues facing the world today.

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