Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants (2026-02-27)

Documentary |

7.5

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 by technology but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.

Directed By: Werner Herzog

Star Cast: Werner Herzog , Steve Boyes , Kerllen Costa , Xui ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 99m
Popularity: 9.2652
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 7.5
Vote Count: 8

Keywords

elephant human animal relationship spiritual journey spiritual quest angola obsessive quest animal documentary elephants wildlife documentary elephant hero on the brink of extinction

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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

Katherine Solari

Katherine Solari

Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University

Ellie Armstrong

Ellie Armstrong

Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside