The feature debut of Swedish comedy group Killingganget, Four Shades of Brown plays like Roy Andersson (Songs from the Second Floor) meets Ulrich Seidl (Dog Days), and the result is a darkly funny, gut-wrenching and disturbing look at a country where people are rootless and real communication seems impossible. Pic breaks down into four separate stories that don´t criss-cross in either time or locale, but in which members of Killingganget each play a couple of roles. Thanks to the engaging stories, mostly very good acting (especially by Robert Gustafsson as a scarred father) and, not least, excellent editing, it never feels over-long. Action jumps effortlessly between the four stories, and one features a surprising final twist. Gunnar Rehlin