MOVIE • 2026

Ghost Elephants

An epic search for a mythical giant.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 69

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Documentary

Top Cast

Werner Herzog

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Boyes

Self

Kerllen Costa

Self - Environmental Anthropologist

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Xui

Self

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Xui Dawid

Self

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Kobus

Self

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Gary Trower

Self - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist

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Jordana Meyer

Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University

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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

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Katherine Solari

Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford University

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Ellie Armstrong

Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside

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Status

Released

Release

February 27, 2026

Runtime

99 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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