It's summer in Tunis. Hedi has just missed his baccalaureate for the third time. His father Houcine retired, but must give a last service to his boss Moncef: keep his villa while the latter spends his holidays in France, on the Côte d'Azur. Hedi, whose only desire is to leave the country, will, in spite of himself, follow his parents to the villa. He regains hope when he meets his neighbor Ramla, whom he falls in love with. But the arrival of his brother Raouf, a businessman who lives abroad, will make him discover a society in decomposition ...

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.

A group of mercenary soldiers from an African republic are hired to transport a shipment of weapons and ammunition across the desert to a revolutionary group seeking to liberate their country. Among the mercenaries are soldiers from Biafra and other battle zones. The journey will be marked by danger and disputes among the members of the expedition, which will greatly hinder the success of the mission.

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.