Ghost Elephants (2026)

Directed by

Werner Herzog

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A naturalist named Steve Boyes searches a highland plateau in Angola for what he thinks is an unknown type of African elephant. Werner Herzog documents the expedition.

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What happens

Ghost Elephants is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. It follows Steve Boyes, a South African naturalist in search of what he believes to be an undiscovered species of African elephant on the highland plateau of Angola. The film had its world premiere out of competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025. It was theatrically released in the United States by National Geographic Documentary Films on February 27, 2026, followed by its streaming release on Disney+ and Hulu on March 7. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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