Plot

A rough trucker assigns his new truck and its mysterious cargo to his newest employee, only to see it hijacked by one of his experienced drivers. Now, his friends are after him to retrieve the goods. Are 100,000 dollars worth dying for?

Rocco and his female accomplice Angèle hijack a truck from a trucking company in the Saharan desert. The head of the trucking company, Castigliano, hires Rocco's friend Hervé and a newly-employed German, Hans, to go after him and bring back the valuable goods. After the two run into some trouble Castigliano sends a second truck driven by Mitch and Khenouche.—Olive Films

Running his Trans-Saharan transport business with an iron fist, rough trucker Castagliano assigns his beautiful brand-new truck and its mysterious consignment to his newest employee, John Steiner. Much to the disappointment of the experienced driver, Rocco, and his close-knit group of friends and long-distance lorry drivers--Hervé, aka "Bumpkin", and Mitch-Mitch--Steiner prepares himself for the difficult journey through the dry and flat Sahara; however, the truck is missing. Now, Rocco is behind the wheel along with his femme-fatale girlfriend Pepa, intent on making it big, as Hervé and Steiner are after him to retrieve the unknown goods. Are 100,000 dollars under the sun worth dying for?—Nick Riganas