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Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants

An epic search for a mythical giant.

20267.31h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog
Written by Werner Herzog
Produced by Ariel Leon Isacovitch, Werner Herzog
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Top Cast

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Steve Boyes

Self

Kerllen Costa

Kerllen Costa

Self - Environmental Anthropologist

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Xui

Self

X

Xui Dawid

Self

K

Kobus

Self

G

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

Themes & Keywords

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

About Ghost Elephants

Ghost Elephants is a documentary film released in 2026 exploring themes of elephant, human animal relationship, spiritual journey, spiritual quest, angola, obsessive quest. Directed by Werner Herzog, it stars Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa. 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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