His name is Abel, and hes played by Tahar Rahim (A Prophet), exuding twinkling, dirty, stubbled charisma. Hes an incorrigible gambler and a con man on first-name terms with the wrong kind of people vicious debt collectors and bouncers in underground gambling dens. He is bad news. But for Ella (Stacy Martin) the hardworking, capable and perhaps slightly uptight manager of her fathers popular local bistro, hes the best kind of bad news, and while he might end up making you sadder, hell also make you smarter, savvier and, frankly, sexier. French director Marie Monges native country may have coined the term film noir, and there may be more than a dash of Audiard to her debut, but Treat Me Like Fire is best considered in the context of the l…
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