He was also a realist writer , and his play '' Il giorno di San Sebastiano '' ( Saint Sebastian Day ) was the namesake feature film written and directed by Pasquale Scimeca in 1993 . The play is based on the Caltavuturo massacre on January 20 , 1893 , when during the celebration of Saint Sebastian , a firing squad killed 13 peasants who claimed their right to state-owned land . The play , a monologue depicting a peasant woman whose husband was killed in the events at Caltavuturo , was first performed on February 2 , 1893 , in Palermo to raise money for the victims
Caltavuturo massacre
Caltavuturo massacre
Rosario Garibaldi Bosco