Ghost Elephants

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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Release date

27 Feb 2026

Runtime

1 h 39 min

• TMDB 7.6

Genres

• Documentary

Director

Werner Herzog

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Countries

• US
• NA
• AO

Cast

Werner Herzogas Self - Narrator (voice)Steve Boyesas SelfKerllen Costaas Self - Environmental AnthropologistXXuias SelfXDXui Dawidas SelfKKobusas SelfGTGary Troweras Self - Anthropologist, San Culture SpecialistJMJordana Meyeras Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford UniversityRKRegedor Kaketcheas Self - King of the NkangalaALAntónio Luhokeas Self - Luchazi Hunter

Writers

Werner Herzog

Composer

Ernst Reijseger

Cinematography

RLRafael Leyva

Studios

Sobey Road EntertainmentSkellig RockTRThe Roots Production Service

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