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Ghost Elephants (2026)

An epic search for a mythical giant.

  • Feb 27, 2026
  • 1h 39m
  • PG-13

7.6/10

TMDB user score
69 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Ghost Elephants is a 2026 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. Its leading cast includes Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes and Kerllen Costa. It runs for 1 hour 39 minutes.

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 39 minutes
Age rating (US)
PG-13
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 69 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

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Cast

  • Werner Herzog Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Steve Boyes Self
  • 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
  • Melissa Hawkins Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
  • Mary Faith Flores Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
  • Katherine Solari Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University
  • Ellie Armstrong Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside

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