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.

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99 min

Released Feb 2026

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Directed by

Werner Herzog

Written byWerner Herzog, Werner Herzog

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Steve Boyes
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Kerllen Costa
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Xui
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Xui Dawid
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Kobus
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Werner Herzog

Steve Boyes

Kerllen Costa

Xui

Xui Dawid

Kobus

Gary Trower

Jordana Meyer

Regedor Kaketche

António Luhoke

Melissa Hawkins

Mary Faith Flores

Katherine Solari

Ellie Armstrong

Werner Herzog

Marco Capalbo

Rafael Leyva

Werner Herzog

Ariel Leon Isacovitch

Andrew Trapani

Emerson Farrell

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