[1][2] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or (The Golden Ball).
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 (École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre [fr], ENSATT) in 1965.
[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.
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.