Ghost Elephants

An epic search for a mythical giant.

  • Rated 7.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 1h 39m
  • Documentary

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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Director
Werner Herzog
Starring
Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui

Cast

  • Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Steve Boyes

    Steve Boyes

    Self

  • Kerllen Costa

    Kerllen Costa

    Self - Environmental Anthropologist

  • Xui

    Self

  • Xui Dawid

    Self

  • Kobus

    Self

  • Gary Trower

    Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist

  • Jordana Meyer

    Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University

  • Regedor Kaketche

    Self - King of the Nkangala

  • António Luhoke

    Self - Luchazi Hunter

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