A higher-quality version of the moment was available on YouTube:
However, the strange moment of the man attacking the Roman soldier actor wasn’t from an Easter performance in 2021.
Brazil in 2018
According to The Independent, the incident originally occurred in late March 2018 at Nova Hartz town centre in south Brazil. As we’ve reported before, everything old is new again on TikTok.
The actor playing a Roman soldier was identified as Samir Rodrigues. He was reportedly not seriously injured in the attack.
The man who struck him in the head with a motorcycle helmet was not identified. The man’s brother reportedly said that he was “taking controlled medication and had been suffering from a psychotic episode.” According to The Independent: