Adapted from Manuel Puig's novel by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader, Kiss Of The Spider Woman takes a penetrating look at the roles of sex and politics in an oppressive right wing regime. William Hurt and Raul Julia play Luis and Valentin, two cell mates in a South American prison. Forced to share a confined space their different outlooks on life cause tension. But through the time they spend together in their confined space they learn to understand and respect one another.