Mind the Steps!

Mind the Steps! is an animated film set in a Budapest apartment building during the late 1980s. Through the perspective of a young boy playing football, the story explores the lives of the building's residents against the backdrop of political transitions in Eastern Europe. The narrative functions as both a political parable and a geometrical paradox, questioning whether an escape from the environment is possible.

Written and directed by István Orosz, this short film was released in 1989. In Orosz's career, it follows his earlier works Silence and Golden Bird, and precedes his subsequent films Black Hole, White Hole, Mazes, and The Drawer. The production was a collaboration between Pannónia Filmstúdió and Mafilm in Hungary.

The film has a runtime of six minutes. Audience reception is positive, as reflected by a 7/10 rating on IMDb based on 308 votes and a matching 7/10 rating on TMDB from 10 votes.