Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants

Documentary · 2026 · 1h 39m

Movie

7.6/10 · TMDB

An epic search for a mythical giant.

Overview

In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima, creatures presumed lost but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.

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Cast & crew

Werner HerzogSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steve BoyesSelf
Kerllen CostaSelf - Environmental Anthropologist
XuiSelf
Xui DawidSelf
KobusSelf
Gary TrowerSelf - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
Jordana MeyerSelf - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
Regedor KaketcheSelf - King of the Nkangala
António LuhokeSelf - Luchazi Hunter
Melissa HawkinsSelf - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
Mary Faith FloresSelf - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
Katherine SolariSelf - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University
Ellie ArmstrongSelf - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside

Information

Release date
27 February 2026
Director
Werner Herzog
Genres
Documentary
Runtime
1h 39m
Country of origin
United States

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