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The Faroe Islands are a Danish protectorate in the remote waters of the North Atlantic between Iceland and Scotland's Shetland Islands. The inhabitants of these rugged islands speak a variant on Old Norse which is not unlike Icelandic. In this documentary, all 16 inhabitants of Gasaladur, a remote village which is inaccessible by sea, discuss their lives there and calmly convey the strenuous nature of even the most ordinary tasks. The village was on the verge of disappearing when the Danish government decided to give it a better chance at longevity by connecting it to a larger village on the other side of a high mountain by blasting a tunnel between the two. The English-language title of this documentary The Future Lies 1,500 Yards Ahead is clearly designed for effect, as the 1700 meters in the Danish title is approximately 1859.14 yards.