| Il giorno di San Sebastiano | |
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| Directed by | Pasquale Scimeca |
| Produced by | Gherardo Pagliei & Elisabetta Riga |
| Written by | Pasquale Scimeca |
| Starring | Silvana Prinzivalli, Franco Scaldati and Vincenzo Albanese |
| Music by | Franco Battiato |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Schifani |
| Distributed by | Arbash & Gam Films |
| Release date(s) | 1993 |
| Running time | 77 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il giorno di San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian Day) is an Italian film written and directed by Pasquale Scimeca.[1] The film is based on true historical events, the Caltavuturo massacre that took place on January 20, 1893, in Caltavuturo in the Province of Palermo (Sicily), during the celebration of Saint Sebastian.[2]
On that day some 500 peasants returning from the symbolic occupation of 250 hectares of communal land were dispersed by soldiers and policemen, killing 13 and wounding 21 peasants. The claim for land reform was one of the demands of the Fasci Siciliani (Sicilian Leagues), a popular movement of democratic and socialist inspiration in 1891-1894.[2][3] The film was released 100 years after the event, is based on a play by Rosario Garibaldi Bosco, one of the leaders of the Fasci Siciliani.
The film won a Golden Globe for Best First Feature (1994) in Italy and was presented at the Venice film festival in the section Showcase of Italian cinema.[1][4]
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