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Ghost Elephants (2026)
Directed by Werner Herzog
“An epic search for a mythical giant.”
Documentary · 1h 39m
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.
Cast
Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
X
Xui
Self
X
Xui Dawid
Self
K
Kobus
Self
G
Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
J
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
R
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the Nkangala
A
António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi Hunter
M
Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
M
Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
Crew
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Screenplay
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Director of Photography
- Rafael Leyva
- Original Music Composer
- Ernst Reijseger
- Editor
- Marco Capalbo
- Producer
- Ariel Leon Isacovitch, Werner Herzog
Details
- Release date
- 2026-02-27
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Portuguese
- Countries
- United States of America, Namibia, Angola
- Production
- Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service