Factual error: When Nina was given the assignment in the restaurant in the guise of a dinner outing,she was handed a a box with a pistol in it. That pistol was an Olympic-grade target pistol used in international competition. That type of firearms does NOT hold 8 rounds,and she fired 8 rounds before re-loading.
The Assassin (1993)
1 factual error
Directed by: John Badham
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Gabriel Byrne, Bridget Fonda, Miguel Ferrer
Other mistake: In the scene where Nina assassinates a woman from the hotel room with a rifle, she kills her with three or four shots. The rifle she had was a bolt action and could not be fired that quickly.
Trivia: The Assassin is a remake of a French movie, La Femme Nikita.