My Buddy Bruce
2026-03-04 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated
Bruce Wensley Lee Joseph, a promising scholar-athlete who had dreams of being both a dentist and an NBA player, is brutally killed by gang members in Cité Soleil, Haiti on December 1st, 2022. A recent high school graduate, at the time of his death, Bruce was on his way to his school, École Chrétienne des Frères Unis, to pick up his last report card. One of his teammates and closest friends narrates this moving documentary that tells his story, and sheds light on the gang violence currently plaguing Haiti.
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