Ghost Elephants
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.
Crew and Cast
Werner HerzogDirector · Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Kerllen CostaEnvironmental AnthropologistXui
Xui Dawid
Kobus
Gary TrowerAnthropologist · San Culture Specialist
Jordana MeyerMolecular Ecologist · Stanford University
Regedor KaketcheKing of the Nkangala
António LuhokeLuchazi Hunter
Melissa HawkinsCurator of Mammals · Smithsonian Institution
Mary Faith FloresMolecular Technician · Smithsonian Institution
Katherine SolariConservation Genomics · Stanford University
Ellie ArmstrongEvolutionary Genomics · UC Riverside
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 27 February 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.6 / 10 (68 votes)
Production
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writers
- Werner Herzog
- Studios
- Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service
- Countries
- United States of America, Namibia, Angola
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English, Portuguese