"Pure" tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police.
A journey to rural Quebec in the late 19th century against a backdrop of challenges posed by the colonisation of this faraway land, collusion between the church and politicians and the difficult living conditions of the day.
An alien arrives on earth with a mission: to learn to become human and find the one woman who can help save his species. Together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours.