Ghost Elephants

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Ghost Elephants
Ghost Elephants film poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced byAriel Leon Isacovitch
Narrated byWerner Herzog
Cinematography Rafael Leyva
Edited byMarco Capalbo
Johann Vorster
Music by Ernst Reijseger
Production
company
Sobey Road Entertainment
Distributed by National Geographic
Release date
  • August 28, 2025 (2025-08-28)(Venice)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ghost Elephants is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. It follows Steve Boyes, a South African naturalist, in his search for what he believes to be an undiscovered species of African elephant on the highland plateau of Angola. [1] The film had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025. [2]

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In August 2025, National Geographic Documentary Films acquired the world streaming rights to the film and it will be globally available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu in 2026. [3] [4]

Release

Ghost Elephants was presented in Features at the Vienna International Film Festival on October 18, 2025. [5] It screened in the Masters section of the Stockholm International Film Festival on November 6, 2025. [6] The UK premiere was at the Leeds International Film Festival on November 14, 2025. [7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 29 critics' reviews are positive. [8] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [9]

Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars and wrote, "Ghost Elephants is a portrait of obsession that, while gentler than some of Herzog's other works, is mesmerizing from the first moment to the last, yet another title of note in what remains one of the most incredible filmographies of our time." [10]

References

  1. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (August 28, 2025). "Ghost Elephants review – Werner Herzog embarks on a mission to track down giant jumbos". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Shafer, Nick Vivarelli,Ellise (July 22, 2025). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone, Benny Safdie's 'Smashing Machine,' Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' and More". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (August 29, 2025). "Venice: Werner Herzog Doc 'Ghost Elephants' Sells to National Geographic (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ghost Elephants Acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films". Sobey Road Entertainment. October 24, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Viennale: Ghost Elephants". Vienna International Film Festival . October 1, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ghost Elephants". Stockholm International Film Festival . October 9, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ghost Elephants at the Leeds International Film Festival".
  8. ↑ "Ghost Elephants". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ghost Elephants". Metacritic . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ Sobczynski, Peter (2026). "Ghost Elephants". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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