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Confessing to Laura Spanish Confesin a Laura is a 1991 Colombian drama film directed by Jaime Osorio Gmez. The film is set during El Bogotazo, a violent rioting that erupted in Bogot after the assassination of presidential candidate Jorge Elicer Gaitn onApril 1948. The story is about an oppressed husband forced by the circumstances to spend the day at his neighbors home, a lonely, mature schoolteacher. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Among the chaos engulfing the city, Santiago Franco, a middleaged government employee arrives to his apartment in downtown Bogot. His wife Josefina is undisturbed by the revolt that has taken over the city. She has baked a birthday cake for her neighbor Laura, a spinster schoolteacher living in an apartment directly across from them. The overbearing Josefina is irritated by her husband insistence in the seriousness of the situation. Santiago listens intently to the radio, eager for news. The situation is getting worse. While people are being killed in the streets, Josefina tells her husband that he should go see if he can be of some help to the government. She adds Id do it if I were you. She then tells Santiago to go across the street and up to Lauras apartment to deliver the birthday cake. It is Lauras birthday. Santiago objects, trying to show her the danger by having her look out the window at the street, where shots can be heard. When Josefina prepares to take the cake herself, Santiago is compelled into delivering the cake.Barely managing to cross the street, when Santiago knocks on the door of Lauras apartment a loud explosion occurs and he is knocked to the floor. The cake is almost completely destroyed. Laura helps him to his feet. Soon after Josefina calls and talks to Santiago. She tells him to come back immediately after hearing that the riots are reaching their neighborhood. Santiago prepares to return home, but Laura reminds him of the danger. However, he chooses to believe his wifes insistence that the situation is not dangerous. Laura asks him a good question How does she know? However, Santiago insists on obeying his wife. He tells Laura to come with him to his apartment. With some reluctance because of Josefinas attitude, she agrees. Just as they start to leave the apartment, many gunshots are heard. They look out the window to see people running frantically and they also see a dead man in the street. Sniper fire from the rooftops is adding to the

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