The film follows Peter Oliver, ex-pat South African and one of Canada's most successful restaurateurs, as he travels to South Africa on behalf of The Stephen Leacock Foundation, an organization he founded. In the process, he finds himself on a collision course with reality (http://www.cbc.ca/revenuegroup/affiliates/pure-intentions.html).
A young man wakes up bound and gagged in a bathtub at the hands of a sadist. The reasons why are only understood as the night's events unfold in reverse.