Ghost Elephants
An epic search for a mythical giant.
February 27, 2026
99 min
NR
✓ Released 97 days ago
Documentary
7.3
User Score
27 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Werner Herzog
Runtime: 99 min
Top Cast
Werner Herzog
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
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