Mercy-killing or euthanasia is one of the controversial issues due to the perception by the people who regard the act as inhuman. The issue seems to have paved its way towards mass acceptance as the documentary “The Last Campaign of Booth Gardner” has been nominated for Academy Awards 2010 which are being held tonight.

The documentary is based upon the true story and depicts the life of ex-governor Booth Gardner who struggled for the legalization of mercy killing with the help of doctors of those who are in enormous and painful misery due to an incurable disease.

The documentary is directed by Daniel Junge who has focused on the miserable life of the ex-governor due to Parkinson disease which led him towards an aggressive campaign to legalize the merci-killing.

The campaign was widely supported by a convincing majority who favored the “Death with Dignity Act” which was further accepted by the voters in 2008 elections.

The documentary is not the first feather in the cap of Junge whose master piece documentary “They Killed Sister Dorothy” which was based on the killing of an environmentalist won the award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2008.

This success further encouraged him to portray the life and struggle of Booth Gardner when he came to know about him in the media. “It’s a great way to capsulize a really big, contentious issue,” he said.

Although Junge is reluctant to regard his documentary as an advocacy of Euthanasia rather he is of the firm view that movie is deliberately made a “polemic” and various points of views are evenly presented yet the documentary seems to slightly tilt towards its main focal point, Booth Gardner.