Ghost Elephants
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Follows a mysterious herd of ghost elephants in the jungles of Angola.
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Werner Herzog's latest documentary 'Ghost Elephants' takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey through Angola's wilderness, where the 82-year-old filmmaker pursues mythical creatures while delivering his signature blend of philosophical musings and dark humor. Critics are enchanted by Herzog's fearless exploration of hostile environments and his ability to find profound meaning in everything from elephant dung to underwater sequences that rank among his finest work.
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- Aug 27, 2025
what's better than to start the Venezia 82 experience than with Werner Herzog talking elephant poop, mythical scatophagous bugs and the humans constant fight vs biodiversity. he meets an African King and dives deep into the deserts and jungles of Angola, observing mystic…
shookoneAug 27, 2025Maybe I’m romanticising, but surrounded by chickens , this feels like pure bliss
Patrick WAug 28, 2025Totally blown away by the sole idea of going big hunting with cameras instead of rifles and then even with smartphones used as knives for small guerrilla. All with the huge goal of seeing something nobody has seen and maybe doesn't even exist. In 2025!!
Gabriele Niola - Aug 27, 2025
So beautiful. There is one sequence in this film that is shot under water that I truly think is one of Werner’s best moments captured on film. Very poetic and human.
HarleyAug 27, 2025As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Elephants
Fabrizio CiavoniFeb 15, 2026Quite a beautiful documentary from Herzog. He creates such a tone of humor, intrigue and humanity that you can't help but have an enriching and pleasurable experience.
Alexei Toliopoulos - Feb 24, 2026
I interviewed Werner Herzog on this new film, dreams and defeats, and what he's been reading, and you can listen to it here.
Nick NewmanNov 15, 2025TGHFF2025 #16 I thought Werner Herzog would be out there looking for ghost elephants 🥀
RealkinoshitOct 17, 2025Adelaide Film Festival 2025 - #5 Pretty standard documentary with Werner Herzog at the helm. Between the sounds of nature, the fire crackling, bows being fletched, the calm music and Werner's narration I just wanted to drift off to sleep 😴 (that's a compliment btw!) It…
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Metacritic
Mar 3, 2026
Herzog, for his part, remains firmly interested in both nature and man. His camera is enthralled by the animals that occasionally steal into the frame: a venomous spider, covered by its equally dangerous young, gets a frightening cameo. But what absorbs him most is the intense kinship that the San feel with the elephants.
Justin Chang
The New Yorker
Feb 25, 2026
Ghost Elephants is an almost diaristic documentary, eschewing normal pathways for a more esoteric exploration of survival, science, intuition and mortality.
Gregory Nussen
Screen Rant
Feb 23, 2026
Ghost Elephants shows that Werner Herzog is fiercely determined to explore new frontiers while they still exist and capture the poetic phenomena of nature and the unshakeable dreams it continues to instill in mankind.
Derek Smith
Slant Magazine
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