A teacher is assigned to a remote desert village that is obsessed with a mysterious buried treasure and whose children are cursed to wander the desert.

近未来，法国巴黎黑势力横行，以大毒枭塔哈（Bibi Naceri 饰）为首的黑帮更是横行无忌，连当地警方都惧怕三分。软弱的警方无法对抗势力强悍的黑帮，只能用围墙将不法分子所在的区域隔离。在这个被称为“13区”的地方，鱼龙混杂，暗流涌动…