The Route to Cappyness (2026)

CinemaSerf September 30, 2026

★ 5/10

This has obviously been a labour of love for director Sharon Walia as she spent three years travelling the world to make a film on the capybara. Starting off in Brazil where they roam some communities freely, she moves on to Japan - where they have steam baths - then to the USA and finally back to the UK were "Cinnamon" became a bit of an household name when he escaped from his zoo and set up home in some nearby woods. The thing is, she's clearly had little by way of budget and has even less intention of telling us much about these critters - apart from the facts that we call their young pups; they like to live in communities and that they eat - boy do they eat: their permanently growing front teeth ensure that they can consume up to 3kg of vegetation per day. This is essentially an enthusiastically narrated home video that is full to the brim of beastie photography - some of it recycled…