Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru (2024), directed by Dougal Wilson, follows Paddington and the Brown family as they travel to Peru to visit Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears. Ben Whishaw voices Paddington, who returns to the country of his birth and discovers a mystery in the jungle.

Aunt Lucy has gone missing from the home. Paddington and the Browns set out to find her, following a trail that leads deep into the Amazon rainforest. Olivia Colman plays the Reverend Mother who runs the home and may know more than she lets on. Hugh Bonneville plays Henry Brown. Sally Hawkins plays Mary Brown. Antonio Banderas plays Hunter Cabot, a riverboat captain who guides them through the jungle. The film runs one hour and 46 minutes. It is the third film in the series and the first not directed by Paul King.

Why You Should Watch

The film takes Paddington home. Peru brings jungles, mountains, and rivers that fill the screen with colour and danger. The change of setting gives the story a scale the London films could not offer. Watching the Brown family out of their depth in the Amazon is funny and touching. They stick together because that is what the bear taught them to do.

Olivia Colman plays the Reverend Mother with a sweetness that keeps you guessing. Antonio Banderas brings charm and energy to the riverboat scenes. Ben Whishaw gives Paddington the same gentle voice, but there is a deeper longing here. He left Peru as a young bear and returns as someone who belongs to two places at once. The film handles that feeling with care. It is gentler than the second film and less tight in its plotting, but it earns its ending by taking Paddington back to where he started and showing how far he has come.

Favourite Quote

"Home is not where you come from. It is where you are loved."

Paddington learns this through the journey. He came from Peru but he belongs with the Browns. The line captures what all three films have been building towards. Home is people, not a place.

Takeaway

Going back is never the same as going home. The film teaches that the places we leave grow different in our memory. Family is built through choice and care, not just through blood. The people who love you will follow you anywhere, even into the jungle. And knowing where you came from helps you understand where you belong.

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