When a military man comes upon a damsel in distress, in broad daylight, he doesn’t hesitate to right the injustice, grab the thug, and release the young woman from the macabre grip of villainy.

That’s what this hero did in the following footage. Only, it wasn’t a “real” damsel, just as the attacker wasn’t “really” an attacker. Because what the Russian soldier thought to be true and reality was really a scene from a film in the midst of being filmed — the brave army lad had stumbled upon a working movie set.

He tackled an actor. And saved an actress. Who wasn’t in harm’s way at all.

Unfortunately for him, he was completely oblivious to the hints: lights, camera … action.

See it for yourself:

The road to virality is paved with good intentions. And poor peripheral vision.

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