Cheik Doukouré

Guinean filmmaker

Cheik Doukouré

Born|

Cheik Doukouré

1943

Kankan, Guinea

Nationality| Guinean
French
Alma mater| Sorbonne University
Occupation(s)| Director, actor, screenwriter, film producer
Years active| 1972–present

Cheik Doukouré (born 1943) is a Guinean filmmaker.[1][2] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or (The Golden Ball).[3] Besides film director, Doukouré is also actor, screenwriter and film producer.[4]

## Education[edit]

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 (Cours d'art dramatique René-Simon, fr), and later at the Conservatory of rue Blanche (École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (ENSATT), fr) in 1965.[5][6]

## Career[edit]

In France, he started out as an actor in the theater and on television. In 1978 Doukouré wrote the screenplay Bako, l'autre rive (Bako, the Other Shore) and later the popular play Black Mic-Mac (1986).[5]

As an actor, he played notable parts in a number of films, including in My New Partner (Les Ripoux, 1981) and in the critically acclaimed 1994 film Un indien dans la ville (Little Indian, Big City).[6] In 1991, Doukouré made his directorial debut with the drama feature film Blanc d'ébène (Ebony White) 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 (The Golden Ball),[7] which focuses on an African peasant who became a football star.[8]

In 2001, Doukouré founded the production company Les Films de l'Alliance with his co-writer Danielle Ryan[9] to realise his self-directed film Paris selon Moussa (Paris according to 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 (FESPACO) for his role in Paris selon Moussa on the position of undocumented African immigrants in Paris.[5]

## Filmography[edit]

Doukouré's filmography includes:[4]

Year | Film | Role | Genre

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|
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1972 | Chut!
by Jean-Pierre Mocky | Actor | Film
1972 | Elle cause plus... elle flingue
by Michel Audiard | Actor: Un habitant du bidonville | Film
1973 | A Rare Bird
(L'Oiseau rare) by Jean-Claude Brialy | Actor | Film
1974 | Chinese in Paris
(Les Chinois à Paris) by Jean Yanne | Actor: Un dignitaire africain | Film
1975 | The Man Without a Face
(L'Homme sans visage) | Actor: Le travailleur noir | TV mini series
1975 | Les compagnons d'Eleusis | Actor: Oudhir | TV series
1978 | The Savage State
(L'état sauvage) by Francis Girod | Actor: Minister of Children's Affairs | Film
1978 | Bako, the Other Shore
(Bako, l'autre rive) by Jacques Champreux | Actor: Camara Lamine, Writer | Film
1979 | Le Maître-nageur
by Jean-Louis Trintignant | Actor: Le Noir | Film
1980 | Les 400 coups de Virginie | Actor: Un terrassier | TV mini series
1980 | Operation Leopard | Actor | Film
1980 | Les mystères de Paris | Actor: Le médecin | TV series
1981 | Un dessert pour Constance | Actor: Mamadou | TV series
1981 | The Professional
by Georges Lautner | Actor: Le docteur infirmerie | Film
1982 | L'apprentissage de la ville  | Actor: Le valet | TV series
1982 | Merci Bernard | Actor | TV series
1982 | Paris Saint-Lazare | Actor: L'infirmier togolais | Film
1982 | Le corbillard de Jules | Actor: Dimba | Film
1982 | L'appât du gain | Actor | Film
1983 | Médecins de nuit | Actor: Mamadou | TV series
1983 | Cinéma 16 | Actor: Toussaint | TV series
1983 | Suicides | Actor | Film
1984 | Frankenstein 90
by Alain Jessua | Actor: Witness at the slaughterhouse | Film
1984 | My New Partner / Le Cop
(Les Ripoux) by Claude Zidi | Actor: Le marabout | Film
1985 | Kubyre | Actor | Film
1986 | Follow My Gaze
(Suivez mon regard) by Jean Curtelin | Actor | Film
1986 | Black Mic-Mac
by Thomas Gilou | Actor: Mamadou, Writer | Film
1986 | The Joint Brothers
(Les frères Pétard) by Hervé Palud | Actor: Sammy | Film
1988 | Y a bon les blancs
by Marco Ferreri | Actor | Film
1988 | Black Sequence
(Série noire) | Actor: King | TV series
1988 | Ada in the Jungle
(Ada dans la jungle) by Gérard Zingg | Actor | Film
1989 | Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants
by Pascal Thomas | Actor: Pierre-André | Film
1990 | Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel | Actor: Djama | TV series
1990 | L'alligator | Actor | Film
1991 | Cheb | Actor: Le chauffeur malien | Film
1991 | La valse des pigeons | Actor | Film
1991 | Blanc d'ébène | Actor: Le capitaine Traoré,
Director, Screenwriter | Film
1993 | Antoine Rives, juge du terrorisme | Actor: L'ambassadeur congolais à Paris | TV series
1994 | Les Cinq Dernières Minutes | Actor: Le gardien,
in episode Meurtre à l'université | TV series
1994 | Le cri du coeur | Actor: Mamadou | Film
1994 | Little Indian, Big City
(Un indien dans la ville) by Hervé Palud | Actor: Mr. Bonaventure | Film
1994 | The Golden Ball
(Le Ballon d'Or) | Director, writer | Film
1995 | Arthur Rimbaud, L'homme aux semelles de vent | Actor: Mélénik | TV series
1996 | Hi Cousin!
(Salut Cousin!) by Merzak Allouache | Actor: Le voisin | Film
1998 | Chez ma tante | Actor | TV series
2000 | Lumumba
by Raoul Peck | Actor: Joseph Okito | Film
2002 | Et demain, Paula? | Actor: Louis | TV series
2003 | Paris selon Moussa | Actor: Moussa Sidibé, Director,
Producer, Writer | Film
2006 | Le grand appartement | Actor: Oussamba | Film
2006 | Africa Paradis
by Sylvestre Amoussou | Actor: Kobaou | Film
2009 | Homeless Without You
(Pas de toit sans moi) | Actor: Tonton Fall, Writer | TV series
2012 | Clash
(Clash) by Pascal Lahmani | Actor: Théophile | TV series

## Awards[edit]

Doukouré's awards include:[4][5]

Year  | Festival  | Award  | Work

|
|
|

1991  | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)  | Jury Special Prize  | Blanc d'ébène
Festival international du film d'Amiens (FIFAM, fr)  | Special Jury Award
2003  | Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO)  | Best Actor  | Paris selon Moussa
UNESCO Award
2008  | Festival international du film d'Amiens  | Golden Unicorn for Career Achievement  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. p. 60\. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
2. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Actor, Director, Adaptation, Dialogue Writer, Screenwriter". unifrance. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
3. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Acteur, Scénariste, Réalisateur". allocine. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
4. ^ a b c Cheik Doukouré at IMDb
5. ^ a b c d "Cheik Doukouré: Guinée". africultures. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. ^ a b "Cheik Doukoure bio". africanfilmny. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
7. ^ "Le Ballon d'Or: Film, Action and adventure". timeout. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
8. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Born: 1943". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
9. ^ Danielle Ryan(I) at IMDb

## External links[edit]

* Cheik Doukouré at IMDb

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FESPACO Best Actor Prize

1972–2000|

* Mohamed Abachi (1983)
* Kofi Bucknor  (1989)
* Balla Moussa Keita (1991)
* Joseph Kumbela (1993)
* Mohamed Ali Allalou (1995)
* Belkacem Hadjadj (1997)
* Fats Bookholane (1999)

2001–present|

* Makéna Diop (2001)
* Cheik Doukouré (2003)
* Sid Ali Kouiret (2005)
* Lotfi Abdelli (2007)
* Rapu-lana Sei-phemo (2009)
* Saul Williams (2013)
* Assande Fargas (2015)
* Marc Zinga (2019)
* Alassane Sy (2021)

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