"An epic search for a mythical giant."
Ghost Elephants
Movie2026•1sa 39dk•star7.7(54)•trending_up7
Documentary
Director:Werner Herzog
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.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateFebruary 27, 2026
Release Dates
Austria:
Premiere - Oct 18, 2025
Australia:
Premiere - Oct 17, 2025
Premiere - Feb 15, 2026
Germany:
Premiere - Dec 12, 2025
Denmark:
Premiere - Mar 11, 2026
Hong Kong SAR China:
Premiere - Apr 2, 2026
Runtime1sa 39dk
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Português
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Cast
Featured 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
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
