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Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants
★ 7.6/10•2026•1h 39m•NR•Documentary

An epic search for a mythical giant.

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.

Werner Herzog · Director

Werner Herzog · Writer

Werner Herzog · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 27, 2026

Actors

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Steve Boyes

Self

Kerllen Costa

Kerllen Costa

Self - Environmental Anthropologist

Xui

Self

Xui Dawid

Self

Kobus

Self

Gary Trower

Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist

Jordana Meyer

Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University

Regedor Kaketche

Self - King of the Nkangala

António Luhoke

Self - Luchazi Hunter

Melissa Hawkins

Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution

Mary Faith Flores

Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution

Katherine Solari

Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University

Ellie Armstrong

Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside

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