Cheik Doukouré


Cheik Doukouré is a Guinean filmmaker. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or. Besides film director, Doukouré is also actor, screenwriter and film producer.

Education

He was born in 1943 in Kankan, Guinea and had primary education in Conakry. In 1964, he left Guinea and moved to Paris, France. He completed the degree of modern literature at the Sorbonne University in 1964, in modern letters and was educated at the theatre schools Cours Simon, and later at the Conservatory of rue Blanche in 1965.

Career

In France, he started out as an actor in the theater and on television. In 1978 Doukouré wrote the screenplay Bako, l'autre rive and later the popular play Black Mic-Mac.
As an actor, he played notable parts in a number of films, including in My New Partner and in the critically acclaimed 1994 film Un indien dans la ville. In 1991, Doukouré made his directorial debut with the drama feature film Blanc d'ébène which takes place in Guinea during the Second World War. In 1993, he founded in Guinea his production company Bako Productions. Later that year, he produced his second feature film Le Ballon d'Or, which focuses on an African peasant who became a football star.
In 2001, Doukouré founded the production company Les Films de l'Alliance with his co-writer Danielle Ryan to realise his self-directed film Paris selon Moussa, in which he also starred. In 2003, he won the Prize for male interpretation at the 18th edition of Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou for his role in Paris selon Moussa on the position of undocumented African immigrants in Paris.

Filmography

Doukouré's filmography includes:
YearFilmRoleGenre
1972Chut!
by Jean-Pierre Mocky		ActorFilm
1972Elle cause plus... elle flingue
by Michel Audiard		Actor: Un habitant du bidonvilleFilm
1973A Rare Bird
by Jean-Claude Brialy		ActorFilm
1974Chinese in Paris
by Jean Yanne		Actor: Un dignitaire africainFilm
1975The Man Without a Face
Actor: Le travailleur noirTV mini series
1975Les compagnons d'EleusisActor: OudhirTV series
1978The Savage State
by Francis Girod		Actor: Minister of Children's AffairsFilm
1978Bako, the Other Shore
by Jacques Champreux		Actor: Camara Lamine, WriterFilm
1979Le Maître-nageur
by Jean-Louis Trintignant		Actor: Le NoirFilm
1980Les 400 coups de VirginieActor: Un terrassierTV mini series
1980Operation LeopardActorFilm
1980Les mystères de ParisActor: Le médecinTV series
1981Un dessert pour ConstanceActor: MamadouTV series
1981The Professional
by Georges Lautner		Actor: Le docteur infirmerieFilm
1982L'apprentissage de la ville Actor: Le valetTV series
1982Merci BernardActorTV series
1982Paris Saint-LazareActor: L'infirmier togolaisFilm
1982Le corbillard de JulesActor: DimbaFilm
1982L'appât du gainActorFilm
1983Médecins de nuitActor: MamadouTV series
1983Cinéma 16Actor: ToussaintTV series
1983SuicidesActorFilm
1984Frankenstein 90
by Alain Jessua		Actor: Witness at the slaughterhouseFilm
1984My New Partner / Le Cop
by Claude Zidi		Actor: Le maraboutFilm
1985KubyreActorFilm
1986Follow My Gaze
by Jean Curtelin		ActorFilm
1986Black Mic-Mac
by Thomas Gilou		Actor: Mamadou, WriterFilm
1986The Joint Brothers
by Hervé Palud		Actor: SammyFilm
1988Y a bon les blancs
by Marco Ferreri		ActorFilm
1988Black Sequence
Actor: KingTV series
1988Ada in the Jungle
by Gérard Zingg		ActorFilm
1989Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants
by Pascal Thomas		Actor: Pierre-AndréFilm
1990Les nouveaux chevaliers du cielActor: DjamaTV series
1990L'alligatorActorFilm
1991ChebActor: Le chauffeur malienFilm
1991La valse des pigeonsActorFilm
1991Blanc d'ébèneActor: Le capitaine Traoré,
Director, Screenwriter		Film
1993Antoine Rives, juge du terrorismeActor: L'ambassadeur congolais à ParisTV series
1994Les Cinq Dernières MinutesActor: Le gardien,
in episode Meurtre à l'université		TV series
1994Le cri du coeurActor: MamadouFilm
1994Little Indian, Big City
by Hervé Palud		Actor: Mr. BonaventureFilm
1994The Golden Ball
Director, writerFilm
1995Arthur Rimbaud, L'homme aux semelles de ventActor: MélénikTV series
1996Hi Cousin!
by Merzak Allouache		Actor: Le voisinFilm
1998Chez ma tanteActorTV series
2000Lumumba
by Raoul Peck		Actor: Joseph OkitoFilm
2002Et demain, Paula?Actor: LouisTV series
2003Paris selon MoussaActor: Moussa Sidibé, Director,
Producer, Writer		Film
2006Le grand appartementActor: OussambaFilm
2006Africa Paradis
by Sylvestre Amoussou		Actor: KobaouFilm
2009Homeless Without You
Actor: Tonton Fall, WriterTV series
2012Clash
by Pascal Lahmani		Actor: ThéophileTV series

Awards

Doukouré's awards include:
YearFestivalAwardWork
1991Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur Jury Special PrizeBlanc d'ébène
1991 Special Jury AwardBlanc d'ébène
2003Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Best ActorParis selon Moussa
2003Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou UNESCO AwardParis selon Moussa
2008Festival international du film d'AmiensGolden Unicorn for Career Achievement