Le Ballon d'or
The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.
Kanimadi, a young boy in Guinea, dreams of becoming a soccer champion. His breakneck adventures begin when a French doctor gives him a real leather ball. He runs away to the capital, Conakry, where his skills eventually earn him a place on the national team. Kanimadi goes from success to success, and achieves his ambition by being picked to play for a famous French club. (Institut français)
Cheik Doukouré
Cheik Doukouré (born 1943), is a Guinean filmmaker. He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or. Apart from filmmaking, he is also an actor, screenwriter and film producer.
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