Synopsis

The video is a provocative montage of erotic and crime-film imagery set to Telonius' slow-burning electronic track. A young man moves through a rough, nocturnal world of seduction, streetwise bravado and danger, while intimate scenes with a woman create a charged contrast between tenderness and exploitation. Rather than following a newly filmed storyline, the clip uses dramatic footage from Klaus Lemke's 1993 film "Die Ratte," giving the music a gritty, cinematic atmosphere shaped by Hamburg's red-light district and the film's volatile characters.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video is built from footage from Klaus Lemke's 1993 feature film "Die Ratte," rather than from a separate contemporary music-video shoot.

• The source film stars a young Thomas Kretschmann as Sven, a small-time criminal navigating Hamburg's Reeperbahn. Kretschmann later became internationally known through film and television work, including Hollywood productions.

• Alberta Lojpur appears in the footage used for the video. Her presence is one reason the clip can feel like a self-contained erotic drama even though it is edited from an existing feature film.

• Klaus Lemke did more than provide the visual material: he also wrote the text for "I Make You Man." Telonius supplied the music, while Kokutekeleza performs the vocal part.

• The song appeared on Telonius' 2013 album "Inter Face" and was also issued as an EP with several remix versions.

• The video's explicit imagery led to both uncensored and censored versions. Contemporary coverage still described the edited version as unsuitable for workplace viewing.