Werner Herzog
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Ghost Elephants
“An epic search for a mythical giant.”
27 Feb 2026 · 99 min · English
Documentary
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The film
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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On screen
Cast & characters
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
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Xui
Self
X
Xui Dawid
Self
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Kobus
Self
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Gary Trower
Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
J
Jordana Meyer
Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
R
Regedor Kaketche
Self - King of the Nkangala
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António Luhoke
Self - Luchazi Hunter
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Melissa Hawkins
Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution
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Mary Faith Flores
Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian Institution
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writing
- Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog
- Cinematography
- Rafael Leyva, Roger Horrocks
- Original music
- Ernst Reijseger
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