Ghost Elephants

Name: Ghost Elephants
Released: 2026-02-27
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.86
Cast: Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid

2026•1u 39m

"An epic search for a mythical giant."

6.9(18)

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Cast

Cast and their roles

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Self

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.

Director

Werner Herzog

Writer

Werner Herzog,

Werner Herzog

Producer

Ariel Leon Isacovitch,

Werner Herzog

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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Release date

February 27, 2026

Status

Released

Keywords

elephanthuman animal relationshipspiritual journeyspiritual questangolaobsessive questanimal documentaryelephantswildlife documentaryelephant herotrance stateon the brink of extinction