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An epic search for a mythical giant.

Ghost Elephants

7.6 / 10 7.6 2026 1h 39mNR
Documentary

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

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Werner Herzog
Werner HerzogSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Steve BoyesSelf
Kerllen Costa
Kerllen CostaSelf - Environmental Anthropologist
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XuiSelf
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Xui DawidSelf
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KobusSelf
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Gary TrowerSelf - Anthropologist, San Culture Specialist
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Jordana MeyerSelf - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford University
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