Wrecked on Road 17

During the Gulf War the paths of several groups of characters cross in Frances most desertlike region The cast is as follows An astrophysician who works alone with Geraldine in an observatory high in the mountains Hed like to seduce Geraldine but she seems to prefer the shepherd whos been relegated to a shabby hut nearby A group of filmmakers stuck in the middle of the countryside after their crew went on strike because lunch never turned up A squadron of stupid soldiers who consider even the most minor incident to be proof of Saddam Husseins invasion of France A maniacal geologist oblivious of everything who continues to search for the traces of a tectonic Big Bang in the most inaccessible places