Critics hail Danny Boyle's Murdoch biopic Ink as "riveting", "his best film in decades"

The film Ink, directed by Danny Boyle, stars Guy Pearce as Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch. According to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, the film traces Murdoch's 1969 takeover of The Sun with "electric, pulse-pounding urgency".

Ink has been described as "riveting" and one of Boyle's best films in decades. The film explores how Murdoch and the editor of The Sun, played by Jack O'Connell, created the world's biggest selling newspaper.

The film's plot is set decades before the rise of social media and online news platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Netflix acquired the US rights to the film, which is set to be a significant release.

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