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'.
(..) you must walk " " You will face your inner demons " " Now go, my son, and rock! " " So he bailed from fucking Kickapoo " " With hunger in his heart " " And he journeyed far and wide to find the secrets of his art " " But in the end he knew that he would find his counterpart " " Rock " (..)2006 Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny