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'.
(..) All she gets is filthy Orcses. And they doesn't taste very nice, does they, precious? No. Not very nice at all, my love. She hungers for sweeter meats. Hobbit meat. And when she throws away the bones and the empty clothes... ...then we will find it. And take it for me! (..)2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King