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Ghost Elephants(2026)

An epic search for a mythical giant.

7.7(49)1h 39m2026-02-27

Documentary

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.

Director:: Werner Herzog
Writers:: Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog
Producers:: Ariel Leon Isacovitch, Werner Herzog
Cinematographer:: Rafael Leyva
Composer:: Ernst Reijseger
Production:: Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service
Status:: Released

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Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Steve Boyes

Self

Kerllen Costa

Kerllen Costa

Self - Environmental Anthropologist

Xui

Xui

Self

Xui Dawid

Xui Dawid

Self

Kobus

Kobus

Self

Gary Trower

Gary Trower

Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist

Jordana Meyer

Jordana Meyer

Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University

Regedor Kaketche

Regedor Kaketche

Self - King of the Nkangala

António Luhoke

António Luhoke

Self - Luchazi Hunter

Melissa Hawkins

Melissa Hawkins

Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution

Mary Faith Flores

Mary Faith Flores

Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution