Movie: Benji

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    Documentary about Ben Wilson, a good-natured and beloved teenage basketball phenom from Chicago's South Side whose life was tragically cut short by violence in November 1984.

  • Release Date

    2012-10-23

  • Average

    7.8

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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    English
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