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Documentary
An epic search for a mythical giant.

Ghost Elephants (2026)

Runtime: 99 min
Release date: 27/02/2026
Production countries: United States of America, Namibia, Angola
Production companies: Sobey Road Entertainment, Skellig Rock, The Roots Production Service
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 by technology but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.
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Werner Herzog
Director & Screenwriter
Cast
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Werner Herzog
as Narrator (voice)
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Steve Boyes
as Self
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Kerllen Costa
as Self - Environmental Anthropologist
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Xui
as Self
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Xui Dawid
as Self
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Ghost Elephants

Official Trailer

Video: YouTube
Duration: 02:28
News
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ghost Elephants’ on Disney+, a Nature Documentary that Werner Herzog Turns Into a Rumination on Dreams
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ghost Elephants’ on Disney+, a Nature Documentary that Werner Herzog Turns Into a Rumination on Dreams

To be fair, Herzog turns every movie he makes into a rumination on dreams.