▁back ▁to ▁ha unt ▁him . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Ian ▁McK ellen ▁as ▁Em ile ▁( all ▁ages ) ▁ ▁Deb or ah ▁K ara ▁Un ger ▁as ▁adult ▁Nad ia ▁and ▁as ▁Nad ia ' s ▁mother ▁▁ ▁The o ▁C rane ▁as ▁Maria ▁and ▁as ▁young ▁Nad ia ▁▁ ▁T yg h ▁Run yan ▁as ▁Fred dy ▁ ▁Chris ▁William ▁Martin ▁as ▁Carl ▁ ▁Ian ▁Trace y ▁as ▁Tom ▁ ▁P lacement ▁in ▁series ▁' Em ile ' ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁a ▁loose ▁tr il ogy ▁of ▁films ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Carl ▁B ess ai , ▁all ▁expl oring ▁aspects ▁of ▁personal ▁identity . ▁The ▁first , ▁' John ny ', ▁looked ▁at ▁a ▁te en ager ▁with ▁his ▁life ▁ahead ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁second , ▁' L ola ', ▁port rayed ▁a ▁middle - aged ▁woman ▁trying ▁to ▁escape ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁relationship , ▁and ▁' Em ile ' ▁is ▁a ▁Pr oust ian ▁exam ination ▁of ▁memory , ▁imagination , ▁regret , ▁lost ▁roots , ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁re dem ption ▁and ▁recon c ili ation , ▁all ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁man ▁whose ▁life ▁is ▁almost ▁over . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁films ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Carl ▁B ess ai <0x0A> </s> ▁ Ç e ş m ə