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
elephant
human animal relationship
spiritual journey
spiritual quest
angola
obsessive quest
animal documentary
elephants
wildlife documentary
elephant hero
trance state
on the brink of extinction
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Cast
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Steve Boyes
Self
Kerllen Costa
Self - Environmental Anthropologist
Crew
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Screenplay
Ernst Reijseger
Original Music Composer
Carolyn Bernstein
Executive Producer
Werner Herzog
Producer
Steve Boyes
Executive Producer
Veronica Ferres
Executive Producer
Roger Horrocks
Cinematography
Roger Horrocks
Underwater Camera
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
Gavin Prine
8.0★ · 05/10/26
This was really cool. Seeing someone that is so obsessed with a dream that they almost hesitate when it’s time to achieve it so it doesn’t end is true passion for something.
Werner Herzog should only do documentaries.
This was really cool. Seeing someone that is so obsessed with a dream that they almost hesitate when it’s time to achieve it so it doesn’t end is true passion for something.
Werner Herzog should only do documentaries.
Remi Masse
8.0★ · 04/08/26
Werner Herzog is a gift
Werner Herzog is a gift
Jean
5.0★ · 03/20/26
-2.5 stars for Werner Herzog not killing any of the elephants
Some beautiful shots and insightful commentary but god the last 10 minutes felt like an hour and I needed more wacky shit to happen
-2.5 stars for Werner Herzog not killing any of the elephants
Some beautiful shots and insightful commentary but god the last 10 minutes felt like an hour and I needed more wacky shit to happen
Guillaume
9.0★ · 03/14/26
Le monde est sain et sauf, Werner Herzog continue de faire des films.
Le monde est sain et sauf, Werner Herzog continue de faire des films.
Tala Malkawi
7.0★ · 03/10/26
There’s something humbling about watching creatures that carry centuries of memory in their footsteps.
There’s something humbling about watching creatures that carry centuries of memory in their footsteps.
