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2026 · 1h 39m · Documentary
TMDB 7.7/10 (52 votes)
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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Cast & crew
Werner HerzogDirectorWerner Herzogas Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyesas Self
Kerllen Costaas Self - Environmental AnthropologistXXuias SelfXXui Dawidas SelfKKobusas SelfGGary Troweras Self - Anthropologist, San Culture SpecialistJJordana Meyeras Self - Molecular Ecologist, Stanford UniversityRRegedor Kaketcheas Self - King of the NkangalaAAntónio Luhokeas Self - Luchazi HunterMMelissa Hawkinsas Self - Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian InstitutionMMary Faith Floresas Self - Molecular Technician, Smithsonian InstitutionKKatherine Solarias Self - Conservation Genomics, Stanford UniversityEEllie Armstrongas Self - Evolutionary Genomics, UC Riverside