Thousands of people there are 'dying from/of hunger'. [=dying because they do not have enough food; starving to death]
She has threatened to 'go on a hunger strike' [=refuse to eat] if her colleagues are not released from prison.
The film's scenery is beautiful, but the plot is (strictly) 'from hunger'.
(..) Dormammu dwells in the Dark Dimension. Beyond time. He is the cosmic conquerer, the destroyer of worlds. A being of infinite power and endless hunger, on a quest to invade every universe and bring all worlds into his Dark Dimension. And he hungers for Earth most of all. (..)2016 Doctor Strange
(..) This universe is only one of an infinite number. Worlds without end. Some, benevolent and life-giving; Others, filled with malice and hunger. Dark places, where powers older than time lie, ravenous and waiting. Who are you in this vast multiverse, Mr. Strange? (..)2016 Doctor Strange