Documentary · United States of America · 2026 · 1h 39m

Ghost Elephants

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Director
Werner Herzog
Cast
Werner Herzog as Narrator (voice) Steve Boyes as Self Kerllen Costa as Self - Environmental Anthropologist Xui as Self Xui Dawid as Self Kobus as Self
Crew
Rafael Leyva — Director of Photography Marco Capalbo — Editor Ernst Reijseger — Original Music Composer Werner Herzog — Screenplay Werner Herzog — Writer Ariel Leon Isacovitch — Producer
Tagline

An epic search for a mythical giant.

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.

Trailer Ghost Elephants — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
elephanthuman animal relationshipspiritual journeyspiritual questangolaobsessive questanimal documentaryelephantswildlife documentaryelephant herotrance stateon the brink of extinction
Key Collaborators
Werner Herzog Director Rafael Leyva Director of Photography Marco Capalbo Editor Ernst Reijseger Original Music Composer Werner Herzog Screenplay Werner Herzog Writer Ariel Leon Isacovitch Producer Werner Herzog Producer
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