bila voda is a place few czechs know about.he communist regime deported nuns from convents all over the country to this village, with the aim of grinding their faith into oblivion. >> many were already very old when they came. they rounded them up here in bila voda from all corners. it looked like a detention camp. they had to do heavy work in their nun's habits. they mixed mortar, put up buildings, everything. it was horrible. what can i say? >> sister jirina is one of the last nuns who can still remember bila voda. as a young woman, she was one of the first to be held here. she says it was like a prison. >> we had to share a room with 14 other nuns. the biggest problem was water. we didn't have pots, spoons, buckets -- nothing. each nun had only the most basic necessities, nothing else. we had to sip the soup they gave us out of a glass we used to brush our teeth -- and fish the bits of potatoes out of it with a toothbrush. when you think of it today, it's funny. but we managed. >> the sisters simply adapted to the difficult