Movie
Ghost Elephants
2026NR1h 39m7.6 / 10
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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Ghost Elephants
Cast
Werner HerzogSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steve BoyesSelf
Kerllen CostaSelf - Environmental AnthropologistXuiSelf
Xui DawidSelf
KobusSelf
Gary TrowerSelf - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
Jordana MeyerSelf - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
Credits
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Written by
- Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Sobey Road EntertainmentUnited States
Skellig RockUnited States- The Roots Production Service
Themes
angolaanimal documentaryelephantelephant herohuman animal relationshipnature documentaryobsessive queston the brink of extinction
