Cheik Doukouré (born 1943) is a

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. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film ''Le Ballon d'Or'' (The Golden Ball). Besides

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, Doukouré is also

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and film producer.

Education

He was born in 1943 in

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and had primary education in

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. In 1964, he left Guinea and moved to

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, France. He completed the degree of modern literature at the

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in 1964, in modern letters and was educated at the theatre schools Cours Simon, and later at the Conservatory of rue Blanche (, ENSATT) 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'' (Bako, the Other Shore) and later the popular play ''Black Mic-Mac'' (1986). As an actor, he played notable parts in a number of films, including in ''

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'' (''Les Ripoux'', 1981) and in the critically acclaimed 1994 film ''

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'' (''Little Indian, Big City''). 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), 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'' (Paris according to Moussa), in which he also starred. In 2003, he won the Prize for male interpretation at the 18th edition of

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(FESPACO) for his role in ''Paris selon Moussa'' on the position of undocumented African immigrants in Paris.

Filmography

Doukouré's filmography includes:

Awards

Doukouré's awards include:

References

External links

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