title: Melodrama Habibi
text: # Melodrama Habibi
  
  Melodrama Habibi (Arabic:ميلودراما حبيبي, French: Une chanson dans la tête), the first feature film by Lebanese director Hany Tamba, is a 2008 Lebanese film. The film is set to be released on August 13, 2008 in France and Belgium.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  Jamil, a rich business man in Lebanon, decides to bring a once famous French singer, Bruno Caprice, to his wife's birthday (Randa). Bruno, who was known namely for one song "Quand tu t'en vas" in the 70's, accepts the invitation and goes to Beirut. But things get complicated when Randa is kidnapped, and Jamil decides that the show must go on.
  
  ## Cast and characters
  
  * Julia Kassar as Randa Harfouche
  * Patrick Chesnais as Bruno Caprice
  * Pierrette Katrib as Nadine
  * Gabriel Yammine as Cézar
  * Lara Matar as Reem Harfouche and Randa when she was young
  * Pierre Chammassian as Jamil Harfouche
  * Maggie Badawi as Nadine's Mother
  * Majdi Machmouchi as Nadine's Father
  * Fadi Reaidy as the flight passenger and Madame Rose
  * Silina Choueiry as Roula (credited as Selina Choueiry)
  