Cheik Doukouré
Cheik Doukouré | |
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| Born | Cheik Doukouré 1943 |
| 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] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or.[2] Apart from filmmaking, he is also an actor, screenwriter and film producer.
Personal life
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 at the same time at Cours Simon then at the Conservatory of rue Blanche in 1965.[3][4]
Career
While in France, he started his career as an actor in the theater and on television. At the end of the 1970s, Doukouré began to write screenplays started with Bako, l'autre rive in 1978 and then popular play Black Mic Mac in 1986.[3]
In 1986, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film Les Ripoux. He also acted in the critically acclaim 1994 film Un indien dans la ville.[4] In 1991, he made his directorial debut with Blanc d'ebene which takes place in Guinea during the Second World War. In 1993, he founded his production company in Guinea: 'Bako Productions'. Later in the same year, he produced his second feature Le Ballon d'Or.[5] The film focuses on an African peasant who became a football star. In 2001, he created the film Les Films de l'Alliance along with his screenwriter Danielle Ryan.[6]
In 2001, he produced and act in Paris selon Moussa. 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 according to Moussa.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Paris selon Moussa | Actor: Moussa Sidibé | Film | |
| 1972 | Chut! | Actor | Film | |
| 1972 | Elle cause plus, elle flingue | Actor: Un habitant du bidonville | Film | |
| 1973 | A Rare Bird | Actor | Film | |
| 1974 | Chinese in Paris | Actor: Un dignitaire africain | Film | |
| 1975 | The Man Without a Face | Actor: Le travailleur noir | TV mini series | |
| 1975 | Les compagnons d'Eleusis | Actor: Oudhir | TV series | |
| 1978 | L'état sauvage | Actor: Minister of Children's Affairs | Film | |
| 1978 | Bako, the Other Shore | Actor: Camara Lamine, Writer | Film | |
| 1979 | Le maître-nageur | 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 | 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 | Actor: Witness at the slaughterhouse | Film | |
| 1984 | My New Partner | Actor: Le marabout | Film | |
| 1985 | Kubyre | Actor | Film | |
| 1986 | Follow My Gaze | Actor | Film | |
| 1986 | Black Mic Mac | Actor: Mamadou, Writer | Film | |
| 1986 | Les frères Pétard | Actor: Sammy | Film | |
| 1988 | Ya bon les blancs | Actor | Film | |
| 1988 | Série noire | Actor: King | TV series | |
| 1988 | Ada in the Jungle | Actor | Film | |
| 1989 | Les maris, les femmes, les amants | 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 | TV series | |
| 1994 | Le cri du coeur | Actor: Mamadou | Film | |
| 1994 | Little Indian, Big City | Actor: Mr. Bonaventure | Film | |
| 1994 | Le Ballon d'Or | Director, writer | Film | |
| 1995 | L'homme aux semelles de vent | Actor: Mélénik | TV series | |
| 1996 | Hi Cousin! | Actor: Le voisin | Film | |
| 1998 | Chez ma tante | Actor | TV series | |
| 2000 | Lumumba | 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 | Actor: Kobaou | Film | |
| 2009 | Homeless Without You | Actor: Tonton Fall, Writer | TV series | |
| 2012 | Clash | Actor: Théophile | TV series |
References
- ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Actor, Director, Adaptation, Dialogue Writer, Screenwriter". unifrance. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Acteur, Scénariste, Réalisateur". allocine. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cheik Doukouré: Guinée". africultures. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Cheik Doukoure bio". africanfilmny. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Le Ballon d'Or: Film, Action and adventure". timeout. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Born: 1943". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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